Last night at the Inkhorn Society Meeting we critiqued our first piece of ‘flash fiction.’ It was about two pages long, and while I thought that it would take a very short amount of time to critique due to its length, it took as long as a fifteen page piece. We had great discussions about Read More…

As we’ve been reading submissions for our podcast, I am noticing themes between beginning writers and ones who are more experienced. Naming characters becomes increasingly important. When I think of characters that I remember most clearly, I think of Kilgore Trout, from Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. I think of Holden Caulfield. Atticus Read More…