This page is a collection of blog posts and articles that connect to the act of writing fiction. My primary focus is on fiction and my novel The Staff. I tried to break these two elements so you can find articles and connections faster. If there is something that is missing that you would like to discuss, let me know by sending me an email in the contact section.
General Ideas Around Creative Writing
Why Are You Reading Books Everyone Else Likes?
Prologues and Prefaces – Let’s Consider Paratexts
When Things Disappear: Books on Memory and Loss
Fact and Philosophy in Novels
Literary Cognitivism: Is Truth in the Proof? (It’s Complicated)
How to Get the Most out of a Writer’s Conference
General Ideas Around Creative Writing
Why Are You Reading Books Everyone Else Likes?
Prologues and Prefaces – Let’s Consider Paratexts
When Things Disappear: Books on Memory and Loss
Fact and Philosophy in Novels
Literary Cognitivism: Is Truth in the Proof? (It’s Complicated)
How to Get the Most out of a Writer’s Conference
Creative Writing
Let’s Talk: putting your dialogue to work
Keeping a Journal of Disasters (Journal Series I)
Journal of Disasters: Problem Solvers (Journal Series II)
Reading List / What Inspires
Writer’s Journal: change the way your write
Significant Details: Proof
Creative Writing and the novel The Staff
Let’s Talk about The Staff: meta-writers
Let’s Talk About The Staff: chapters: give me a break
Let’s Talk About The Staff: the jumping boy
Let’s Talk About The Staff: Lucifer’s Wing
Ron Samul / Author / Educator 
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