Everyone knows about novels and short stories, but do you know the often overlooked middle child of the fiction genre? In today's episode we get to know the novella.

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I missed Short Story Saturday, so instead you get Flash Fiction Sunday, with my story "Therapy." I hope you enjoy it.

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Today's Throwback Thursday episode was inspired by procrastination. It seeks to destroy the nonsense of "trying" to be a writer. Don't try...be one.

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Today's short story is one I posted last year as well, but I wanted to post it again because it reminds me (and us) of a time when we took things like crowded carnivals for granted. Here's hoping those days return soon.

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There are 5 Thursdays this month, so to keep Throwback Thursday on schedule, I'm doing it in the spot it would normally occupy. Today we take a look at an interesting question: why writers write. You probably have your own reasons, may know some others, and some may surprise you. I'll also give you a few of the reasons that I write.

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Today is the birthday of the great Ernest Hemingway. Let's meet the man who wasn't just a legend, but also one of the greatest writers of all time.

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In today's episode I want to ramble a bit about something I've mentioned before but never devoted an entire episode to: the books that I've written. Here are the links to the books I mention in the episode: The Last Word: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692235388/ Writer in Residence: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692496572/ Book Town: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692142991/

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Today's episode is a crossover from my Bookish podcast, and it's dedicated to Carlos Ruiz Zafon, who passed away last month at 55. It is hard to express the impact he had on me, but I'm going to try.

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It's time for our monthly Throwback Thursday episode, and today's throwback looks at the only positive to come from the social distancing/self-quarantining/mandatory lockdown we're all experiencing: writers have no excuse anymore for not writing.

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In today's episode we look at the benefits, and even the joys, of writing your first drafts not on a computer, but by hand.

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