The Execution of a Prosecutor or a little-known Historical Fact… H. Auden wrote his poem “Musee des Beaux Arts” after viewing Brueghel’s painting of the tragic death of Icarus, a mythic legend who plummeted into the sea when the wax on his wings melted flying too close to the sun. But Brueghel depicts Icarus’ fall […]

Genre Benders 5 Books that Use Elements of Genre to Tell Big, Bold, Beautiful Human Stories   The literary world often draws a distinction between what is considered “genre” – plot-driven fiction that exists for the purpose of entertainment – and “literary” – character-driven fiction that exists to reflect our lives back to us in […]

How being a psychotherapist helped me become a better writer   I must admit, I’ve had an interesting career journey. For many years, I was a Hollywood screenwriter, after which I became a licensed psychotherapist specializing in treating creative types in the entertainment community. Now, after 28 years of listening to hundreds of people’s most […]