On the Road in the 21st Century
The best road trips aren't planned, they just happen. Jack Kerouac's On the Road seems to just happen; he writes in an episodic, stream-of-consciousness burst of life. Kerouac is a [...]
Coming of Age in Apache America
It’s a cold March night in the high desert mountains of the Apacheria. The young Chihenne Victorio prepares for his fourth dihoke mission, the final apprenticeship he must complete [...]
China’s Mother Road
..."You see," says Li... "We want to live. Right now we are just shengcun. We are just surviving. We want to shenghuo. We want to live! You know? We want [...]
Bad choices make good fiction
Bad choices -- we've all made them and they can affect our lives and the lives of others for years to come. Delayed repercussions can knock you to the ground [...]
Looking for Redfeather — Literary Fiction’s Spring Spotlight Award
Pleased to share the just-released review of Looking for Redfeather, recipient of Literary Fiction Book Review's Spring Spotlight Award. "Some teens are just unmanageable – getting crazy ideas and making [...]
Looking for Redfeather wins Spotlight Award
Looking for Redfeather (Fiction House, Ltd.) has been named the Spring recipient of Literary Fiction Book Review's Spotlight Award. A full review and author interview will follow. Literary fiction has [...]
Why make an audiobook?
How we Write; a series of guest posts about the art, craft, and business of writing Today my guest is Seymour Hamilton, author of [...]
Listening for Redfeather – free audio download
Storytelling isn't just for bedtime and this ain't Mom reading Good Night Moon. This is Aaron Landon bringing to life Ramie, Chas, LaRoux, and the many characters they meet on [...]
The scatology of finding the heart of your story
Being a writer sometimes feels like a cross between an archaeologist, a nurse, and a sanitation engineer. To find the heart of your story, you have to be willing to [...]
It’s all about Theme
Characters hook us, plot compels us to turn the pages, but the theme of a story is what stays with us long after we’ve forgotten the details. Theme answers the [...]