The Tradition of Storytelling
The tales of the wisdom of Judge Ōoka are about three hundred years old;
Believably Unbelievable Fiction
“The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to be believable.”
Writers are Always Wrong
“The most amazing thing about the human mind is not that we can see the world as it is, but that we can see the world as it isn’t.”
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Non-fiction Reading for the New Year
Even though I’m a fiction writer, I spend a lot of time reading non-fiction, and I consider that at least as important to my craft as reading fiction. After all,…
The Value of Short Stories
Short stories are a curious slice of the fiction writer’s art. The best ones are like gems, perfect little crystals that need nothing else to shine. It can be a…
Discovering Characters
Here’s a little exercise for you. Picture a doctor. Now, picture a female doctor. Now, picture a Black female doctor. Now, picture an elderly Black female doctor. Now, picture a…
The Story that Writes Itself
J. R. R. Tolkien once said, “I have long ceased to invent. I wait till I seem to know what reallyhappened. Or till it writes itself.” Writing is a strange,…
Lend Your Creative Voice to the World
It’s a rough time, lately, being a creative. Maybe it always has been, I dunno. The artists, writers, musicians, dancers— the sensitives, the ones who throw their hearts into everything…
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Gordon’s Five Favorite Books (right now)
I read a lot and have ridiculously eclectic tastes, so trying to narrow it down to five favorite books is close to impossible. All I can say is that these…
Struck by Lightning
I often get asked if my characters are based on real people. Sometimes they are, at least in part;I’ve only rarely written a character with a single real person in…
