Archive - Good Trouble: The Art of Storytelling

Objects of Discovery

Using Poems to find Fiction

Jul 12 •

June 2025

5 Ways to Open any Story (but especially a novel)

Avoid Clichés and Pitfalls

Jun 11 •

May 2025

Dialogue As Action

Creating Characters through their Words

May 27 •

Did you Hear the One About?

Using Rumors and Gossip to Intrigue Readers

May 13 •

April 2025

March 2025

Facts, Questions, and Dramatic Actions

7 craft moves to try in your opening page

Mar 18 •

Agenting: Week 1

The thrill of the Inbox

Mar 7 •

Flash Club Returns

Mar 6 •

February 2025

Announcement: I'm a Literary Agent

Connections and the love of Writing

Feb 26 •

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