Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Alex Raley Big books were the norm in college and graduate school.  I also read such books for pleasure, but as I moved forward in t...

By Bonnie Stanard I’ve just put down a novel of 368 pages after reading to page 179. I was interested in the story, so why did I call it qui...

By Alex Raley Very early in my writing fiction, POV jumped up to challenge me. There was a constant battle between us. There was a story to ...

By Ginny Padgett I’ve never understood that adage, “The Devil’s in the details.” I think details are important, especially in fiction writin...

By Gregory Wyche As a writer, I have long considered Michael Crichton my nemesis. I first became disillusioned with him around senior year o...

By Ginny Padgett Recently HBO aired a remake of Mildred Pierce as a mini-series, starring Kate Winslet. Many of you will recall the 1945 Jo...

By Laura P. Valtorta During a recent disaster evacuation drill at Stanford University, all went awry. Workers and students were supposed to...

By Beth Cotten Remember the movie Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? As I recall, it bordered on a horror movie. The title stirred my muse to w...

By Kimberly Johnson I didn’t pay the $7.50 at the ticket window last Saturday. That’s right; I’m the only one who didn’t see Avatar . You kn...

By Tiem Wilson Have you ever read a novel and asked yourself: is this a real-life experience for the author? When you read about certain tra...