Richard Thomas

Storyville: 10 Tips on How to Be a Good Critique Partner

Advice on how to be a good critique partner, no matter what the situation.
Richard Thomas

Storyville: Advanced Writing Workshop Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Applying edits, pushing yourself, and writing to a specific market. Some additional tips to help you survive the workshop environment.
Jon Gingerich

Rejection: A Critical Device

Got a story that keeps getting turned down for publication? Here's how you can use industry rejection as a critical tool to improve your work.
Richard Thomas

Storyville: The Horror of Editing and Revision

It's been said that the difference between a good writer and a great writer is editing. So let's hop to it.
Chuck Palahniuk

Stocking Stuffers: 13 Writing Tips From Chuck Palahniuk

Christmas comes early today! In this essay Chuck provides a grab-bag of incredibly useful ideas that don't require too much individual elaboration. From delineating the three types of speech, to simple maxims for the writing life.
Chuck Palahniuk

When You Can’t Find a Writing Workshop…

In: Workshop
When you can't find a writing workshop, you can still find a setting where you're almost forced to daydream. Chuck paints some funny options for this while recommending that you daydream with a pen in your hand.