I spend a lot of time editing right now. I suck at it because I’ve been through the story in question so often I can now no longer see what’s on the page. That’s a literal statement. I can’t see a misplaced comma any better than I could see Blackbeard’s ghost. A...

Today I'm struggling with a title. I've read that Hemingway went through hundreds of possible titles for each book. I've only been through 100 or so, but every one of them reeks of inadequacy. I need a title that compels people to read my story--they must be incapable...

I wrote the end of the middle of a book last night. This is the part where I drink some schnapps and celebrate, because writing the middle of a long story beats me down. When I write the beginning, I crackle with fun and excitement, because it’s all new and anything...