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I’m a journalist by trade but a fiction writer at heart.
A while back the renowned editor and novelist Beena Kamlani suggested I read the book The Anatomy of Story by John Truby. I delayed, but when I finally read it, it changed my life. Now I have something like a set of “diagnostic tools” for fiction, a way of thinking systematically about story, a method that reveals the deep mythic structures in a work while at the same time solving practical problems of narrative technique.
I would love it if you could come to France to experience this workshop. If you are like me, you find motivation and energy working with a group. But if that’s not possible, I suggest you read John Truby’s book and try its suggestions.
One last thing: I usually lead Amherst Writers and Artists style “generative workshops.” This is different, but I will observe the same ethical guardrails as an AWA workshop. So I hope you can come to France in May 2026! The food is seriously amazing, our hosts are fascinating people, the studio and headquarters are beautiful in May, and the whole thing, I really think, can change your writing and change your life!
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Testimonials
Poetry and Prose published in The Sun Magazine
Salon.com column archive 1999-2013
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