Author Archives: Andrew Roe

Freight Stories, featuring Chad Simpson, Terese Svoboda, Midge Raymond, Glen Pourciau, Eugene Cross, Kip Robisch, Lori Rader Day, Fred Arroyo, and Robin Elizabeth Black. Hobart, featuring Andrew Brininstool, Craig Davis, Neil de la Flor, Alex Pollack, and Ethel Rohan. decomP, … Continue reading →

“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” — … Continue reading →

I’m supposed to be on a writing break. But so far it hasn’t been much of one. I’m finding that it’s easier to say “break” than to actually do it. For example, since deciding on a break I’ve done edits … Continue reading →

I don’t think anyone thinks there are actual writing “rules” that, if followed, can lead to “success.” But maybe some people do. I don’t know. “Rules” are made to be “broken,” of course. One of Elmore Leonard’s “rules” is to … Continue reading →

Some links… Mark Sarvas offers thoughts and advice to first-time novelists. Elmore Leonard’s famous rules for writing (“1. Never open a book with weather”; “10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip”). Several authors (including Zadie … Continue reading →