Narrative voice. You know it when you hear it. From the first line of a story, narrative voice speaks like a best friend to a reader and says "Come with me on this journey. You know me. You can trust me, or maybe you can't but you're too seduced to let go ( Read more... )

My favorite country duo, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, announced this week that after The Last Rodeo tour they're calling it quits.  20 years.  41 Top Ten hits.  Thanks for a rowdy and wonderful playlist, guys!

When I was writing THE SWEETHEART OF PROSPER COUNTY, I had a playlist of songs that I kept on blast in my car.  Listening to those songs put ( Read more... )

There's this enigma in writing referred to as "voice."  Although much has been written/said about it, no one seems to be able to put an exact definition on it other than to say, "I know it when I read it."

I'll save my boring definition for another post, but I will reiterate, "I know it when I read it."  If you hand me a passage from a Hemingway ( Read more... )