Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan
Behind The Pages: OFF THE AIR by Christina Estes
Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Mar 27, 2024 | Behind the Pages
We delightedly welcome a just-published debut author: the determined and hard-working and extremely talented Christina Estes, whose OFF THE AIR came out this week from Minotaur Books.
Read More“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
Thomas Mann, Essays of Three DecadesWhat Does “Inspired by a True Story” Mean?
Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Mar 25, 2024 | Non-fiction
What does it mean to make fiction out of historical fact? What does it mean that a novel’s characters and events are “real”–does it mean the same as “true”? Award-winning author Jo Salas tackles that thorny issue.
Read MoreWriting Prompt: Funniest Thing
Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Feb 23, 2024 | Writing Prompts
Would your character notice
the face in this casserole? Would they think it was hilarious?
Or a ridiculous?
Bigger question: Does your character see the
humor in the world?
Write a scene where
they do not.
And then the same scene
when they do.