Sympathy for the Devil: Villains
A discussion of villains, their role in the story, and what makes a villain worthy and worth reading about.
A discussion of villains, their role in the story, and what makes a villain worthy and worth reading about.
Revisiting my post from 2017 on the deus ex machina ending in light of GOP attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Wrapping up my 2020, a year full of both mishaps and achievements, and New Year's Resolutions I forgot to make.
A review of the celebrated documentary "Collective," which chronicles official corruption in Romania's health care industry and is a cautionary tale.
Some questions on the anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
A discussion of the German TV series Weissensee and what it can tell us about this moment in the U.S. today.
Thoughts on the YA short story collection Rural Voices and depictions of rural life in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Some extra love for small presses in light of PRH's purchase of Simon & Schuster and the consolidation of the Big 5 into the Big 4.
Next week Jonah and Reed will reach the four month mark. Much has happened in the past few weeks. Although they were too young to vote in the election earlier…
Announcing a new nonfiction book I'm co-authoring with my agency sister Tee Moore, and writing advice.