I think there are any number of images I could have used for what has happened to my Call of the Siren since the fall. An airplane nose-diving into the ocean … a car on fire … an empty cup … a bare tree in the dead of winter … an opera singer coughing … Continue reading The Siren with laryngitis
Category: Writing
You are already a writer
As I'm coming up for air from my novel, finally, a recent article in The Guardian was waiting for me, floating on the surface … The Guardian always seems to have something wonderful to say about writing at just the right time. The paper asked six writers -- each had been named as "Young writer of … Continue reading You are already a writer
Treat your fiction like an iceberg
Maybe it's because I spent too long in journalism -- I have a tendency to explain things too much. Every proper noun (and even the improper ones) gets a descriptive clause … even when I'm talking. Take this example from the other night at home: My spouse: Hey, what do you want for … Continue reading Treat your fiction like an iceberg
Nick Owchar 
You must be logged in to post a comment.