by Geoffrey Notkin One of my early writing teachers, Ginny MacKenzie, hated any form of cliché. She would berate me any time I used one and make a face suggesting that she had just smelled something awful. She told me I was a creative person and that I needed to come…
Guy Smith is a San Francisco-based writer, songwriter and political provocateur. He is the author of four books and many op/ed pieces, some of which have appeared in publications like “The San Francisco Chronicle.” In fiction, voice matters almost as much as dialogue. Since stories relate texture (as well as plot,…
Laura DiSilverio is a professional author who has written nine books published as Laura DiSilverio, Lila Dare and Ella Barrick. Her 10th mystery, “Swift Run,” debuted in November (St. Martin’s Minotaur). She taught writing for three years at the United States Air Force Academy and now teaches four to six times…