Author: Ron Koertge

Actually Steve Almond talks dirty a lot of the time. But this post isn’t about that. It’s about a paragraph in “Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life.” In the following quote, SA is talking about a musician...

When it comes to back story and getting necessary information into the novel, ask yourself if all that info is as necessary as you think it is. The old Hemingway adage about the iceberg is still a good one. The right, really...

You’re a SCBWI member, aren’t you? On p. 39 of their recent BULLETIN there’s a Delacorte Contest for a first YA. If not, the info is at www.randomhouse.com/kids/writingcontests. It’s a long shot, but I...

“Musicians practice to reduce the risk of catastrophe, but to play with complete safety is an insult to their art.” Ben Fountain.A lot of what I read is very safe. And predictability (a synonym for safety) may be due...

I was at a little get-together where JE talked about his latest book(s) and how he works. He’s an interesting guy — mega-Oedipal, sloppy, self-obsessed, potty-mouthed, and bellicose. His inamorata (See “My...