How Do You Build a World? (New Sight Self-Editing, Part 4)

In this fourth video of the New Sight course in Self-Editing I offer an unusual place to begin with your…

A Message to the Strange Ones

To all those who have ever felt solitude in the crowd… This is a more conversational and personal video intended…

Editing Your Own Book – Where to Start? (New Sight Self-Editing, Part 3)

How do you go about editing your own book? What’s your process? Where do you start, and how do you…

Reflections on the Wild West

What is the meaning of the American West? What are the defining features of the Western genre in art? Why…

But Who IS Your Reader? (New Sight Self-Editing, Part 2)

We writers are constantly being told to ”consider our reader.“ But do you actually know who your reader is? When…

On War and Film (…and War Films)

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Fiction Writers: Ditch Editing! (New Sight Self-Editing, Part 1)

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In Defense of Fancy Words

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Bad Editing Advice 1: Step Away from the Manuscript

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John Bruce Leonard Channel Introduction (with a Nice, Spicy Title)

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