Category Archives: Writing advice

Thunder and Lightening! It’s Harmony Evans

One rainy Saturday during the Ohioana Book Festival, Harmony Evans sat down with Kayla, the Craft summer intern, and was interrupted mid-interview by a low rumble that shook the entire room. This romance author responded, “Hey, I try to make … Continue reading

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The Gilded Age visits the Thurber House on July 23

Lawyer and novelist Claire McMillan will appear with the The Thurber House on Wednesday, July 23, reading from her book Gilded Age, a modern retelling of Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth. We discussed how her computer file names betray her anxieties … Continue reading

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How not to starve as an artist

Making a living as an artist has often been a challenge. I recall one smart and talented art student I knew who also earned a business degree. Why? “Because people are going to pay me for my art,” she replied. … Continue reading

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Craft March 22 Humor Special

What’s REALLY March Madness? WCBE giving me a full hour on March 22 at 3 pm (daytime, even) to delve into the nature of humor and humor writing with an array of great writers: PJ O’Rourke – bestselling author and … Continue reading

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How to plan a murder

JA Jance will be in Columbus with the Thurber House on March 10. We talked about how she got started, why she doesn’t like the word “prolific,” and why you shouldn’t plan even fictional murders in restaurants. http://crafttheshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Craft_2014-3-8_Jance.mp3Podcast: Play in … Continue reading

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Chang-rae Lee’s “On Such a Full Sea”

Pulitzer-prize finalist Chang-Rae Lee tells me about his latest novel, working with students, and the potential for going into writing as a money-making career (his advice: don’t). http://crafttheshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Craft-2014-2-26_Chang-raeLee.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Time to Write? Go Outside – NYTimes.com

Every now and then I read an article like this Time to Write? Go Outside that gives advice on where or how to write and it makes me think again about the many pieces of advice I’ve heard from authors over the … Continue reading

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