Sep 18, 2016M.F.K. Fisher…not a food writer?Or at least that’s what she says about herself. “I don’t think I’m a food writer any more than I am a love writer or a fish writer or a fowl writer. I just write about life.” …Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Sep 14, 2016Eight Awesome Ways to Learn a LanguageIn a blog post three years ago, I shared some of the things that I love about learning Italian. I’ve come a long way since then and even though I still have a long way to go, I feel confident about the language in a way that I hadn’t in…Language Learning7 min readLanguage Learning7 min read
Jun 10, 2015What Would Napoleon Do With Your Novel?Are your characters feeling flat and lifeless? Have you heard that your hero needs a bit of personality? Fortunately there is a great exercise called the Napoleon technique that may help you breathe new life into the people in your novel. The Napoleon technique has been used by countless creative…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read