Upping the Stakes: Why Would You Do That?
Writing a story where motivations don’t match action? Your book will sink like a bad joke.
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Oct 16, 2017 | Craft
Writing a story where motivations don’t match action? Your book will sink like a bad joke.
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Oct 8, 2017 | Writing Prompts
Everyone believes the third floor is haunted. This woman’s photo is on the wall in the entryway. Her name says: Mary Shreve Ames Frothingham. Who is she?
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Sep 17, 2017 | Writing Prompts
You open your back door. And there, on the driveway, is this perfect red maple leaf. Just one...
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Sep 11, 2017 | Life
There’s not a writer on the planet, this one or any other, who has not been rejected, again and again and again. Some writers learn to deal with it. Even embrace it. But how?
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Sep 6, 2017 | Life, Marketing
It’s the good news and the bad news, right? You’ve been asked to appear on TV. And, just as in journalism, you’ll need the five Ws to hit it out of the park.
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