SleuthSayers: On A Winter's Night, A Writer... by Robert Lopresti

SleuthSayers: On A Winter's Night, A Writer...: At our house we usually keep the house pretty cool in the winter time, even more so at night.  The week I am writing this, in late December...

SleuthSayers: Birthplace of a Story by Barb Goffman

SleuthSayers: Birthplace of a Story: Most anyone who's had their fiction published has likely been asked this question: Where do you get your ideas? It's a common enough...

SleuthSayers: Writing Squirrels by Michael Bracken

SleuthSayers: Writing Squirrels: “Squirrel!” In the movie Up, Dug is often distracted by squirrels while in the midst of conversations with Carl and Russell in much the s...

SleuthSayers: Where Does It Come From? by Elizabeth Zelvin

SleuthSayers: Where Does It Come From?: Most writers regard "Where do you get your ideas?" as the wrong question to ask a writer or at least not the most interesting ...

SleuthSayers: Fever Dream by Robert Lopresti

SleuthSayers: Fever Dream: Courtesy Western Washington University Libraries by Robert Lopresti Before we get started: I have an essay up at Trace Evidence, the ...