Fail Better
What does success look like?
(Hint: Sometimes it looks like failure.) Read More “Fail Better”
What does success look like?
(Hint: Sometimes it looks like failure.) Read More “Fail Better”
Acting out a character brings a writer’s voice to life. Read More “Homeward bound”
How far would you go online to find love (and stories)? Read More “Anthropologist of love”
Do you ever forget the first writing teacher who steered you toward a career? Read More “Proximity to accomplishment”
In a technological world, let us not forget that behind every virtuoso work is a human – and some sweat. Read More “Not for robots”
The actor Scott Shepherd has performed the entire text of The Great Gatsby hundreds of times onstage. What does he know about F. Scott Fitzgerald? A lot, old sport. Read More “Finding Fitzgerald”
Working as a bookseller has unintended perks, such as stumbling upon titles you may never have picked up before. Read More “The books chose me”
Add to FavoritesAfter 25 years as a trial lawyer in Los Angeles, I made the nail-biting decision in 2006 to pursue my long-deferred dream of … Read More “A lawyer-turned-writer’s contest bets paid off”
A writer laments the ubiquity of the author photo and the culture of celebrity. Read More “Where’s the mystery?”