Monthly Archives: May 2012

10 Tips for Attending a Writers’ Conference

This weekend I attended the DFW Writers’ Conference. It was my second year, and this time I got some things right (that I learned last year) and some things wrong (that I experimented with this year). So I thought I’d … Continue reading

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What Is Literary Fiction?

And why you should stop assuming you hate it. Myth: Anything you read in school is literary fiction. Myth: “Intellectual” works are automatically literary fiction. Myth: Literary fiction is always boring/has no plot. Myth: Literary fiction is always wordy. Myth: … Continue reading

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