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Fun with Grammar
Here’s a fun sentence that is missing proper punctuation: Woman without her man is nothing. (You’ll find this example in several places on-line, so I didn’t create it.) It illustrates the importance...
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never let Me Go (Review)
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never let Me Go Some books take their time drawing you in. Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Never Let Me Go is a perfect example, though once it has you, it carries you on an...
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Publishing News for Brad Windhauser (News)
Brad’s recent review of Solomon Jones’ The Dead Man’s Wife was just published at the Philadelphia Review of Books. In his review, Brad discusses (among other things) the author’s use of setting...
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Embracing Structure as a Tool for Your Story
In architecture, there’s an expression: form follows function. This means that the way something is used dictates the shape of the building (or components of it). So, for example, stairs on a stair...
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It Takes a Village
In 1996, Hillary Clinton published It Takes a Village, a book that asserts that it takes a community to raise quality (i.e. smart, well-adjusted, achieving, etc.) children. When you think about your...
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Gatsby Not So Great — The Dangers of Adapting a Book to the Screen (Review of...
I watch a little TV, and mostly I end up watching singing competitions like The Voice and The X Factor. Like most people, I get sad pleasure out of watching contestant hopefuls butcher a song they...
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Publication News for Brad Windhauser (News)
Brad’s new story, “Hope,” is now online at the Santa Fe Writers Project Journal. Inspired by his experience as a college professor, this story explores the damage well-intentioned parents inflict on...
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John Taylor’s In the Pleasure Groove (review) – The Benefits of Reading...
Sometimes when you know your strengths lie in writing a particular genre (say fiction or non-fiction), you stick to that genre. I don’t know that Stephen King is readying a book of lyrical poems any...
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Publishing News for Brad Windhauser (News)
Brad’s new story “The Diagnosis” has been published in Ray’s Road Review Summer 2013 issue. The story follows a retired widow as she wrestles with the decisions she’s made since her husband died after...
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It’s Not the Words You Use But How You Use Them
It’s Not the Words You Use But How You Use Them I discovered Miles Davis when I took “The History of Rock and Roll” my freshman year (and only semester) at Cal State Northridge. We were studying the...
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Writers Need to Read
By Brad Windhauser I watched Project Runway for a couple seasons early on, in part because I like to see what pressure does to creativity.I also enjoyed the cat-fighting as well as eavesdropping on...
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The Role of the Unreliable Narrator in Shaping Point of View in Sedaris’...
The Role of the Unreliable Narrator in Shaping Point of View in Sedaris’ “Season’s Greetings to Our Family and Friends” By Brad Windhauser The narrator in any story provides the reader with a vantage...
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Publication News for Brad Windhauser
Publication News for Brad Windhauser Brad’s recent story “Ours” was just published in the July 2013 issue of Northern Liberties Review. The story follows a woman as she wrestles with whether or not to...
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The Importance of Setting in Fiction by Brad Windhauser
The Importance of Setting in Fiction By Brad Windhauser Your story opens in scene. A woman is berating her lover, unleashing on him a series of whispered but stern barbs about his neglect before moving...
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Publication New for Brad Windhauser
Publication New for Brad Windhauser Brad’s new essay (“The Bible Project”) about his experience reading the Bible for the first time was just published at the Philadelphia Review of Books...
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Working Within Constraints Fuels Writing Creativity by Brad Windhauser
Working Within Constraints Fuels Writing Creativity By Brad Windhauser Some of the best writing for TV you will ever find comes from Seinfeld. Out of all the famous episodes, one of the best writing...
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Redefining the Hero Archetype: The Genius Writing in HBO’s Game of Thrones by...
Redefining the Hero Archetype: The Genius Writing in HBO’s Game of Thrones by Brad Windhauser Warning: this post is crammed with plot spoilers for HBO’s Game of Thrones. If you haven’t seen the show...
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Writing a Good Story Means Creating a Lot of “Waste” in the Process
Writing a Good Story Means Creating a Lot of “Waste” in the Process by Brad Windhauser When I was a kid, I loved these wood dinosaur models. I couldn’t wait to crack the box, pop all the bones out of...
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How to Further Your Craft by Developing a Personal Reading List by Brad...
How to Further Your Craft by Developing a Personal Reading List by Brad Windhauser When I was pursuing a writing degree at UCSD, one of my professors—from whom I learned a lot and for whom I had a lot...
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Publishing News for Brad Windhauser
Brad’s latest book review–for Richard Rodriquez’ Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography–was just published by the Philadelphia Review of Books: A Meandering Spiritual Autobiography – Brad Windhauser...
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