Essays on Craft

Disorderly Creativity

For a long time, I resisted a truth about creativity.

Jun 20 •

Charles Schifano

Character Without Conviction

Fully believing in fictional worlds.

Jun 13 •

Charles Schifano

How You've Changed My Writing

I didn't expect the writing to contain the past.

May 23 •

Charles Schifano

Drama occurs in the space between characters.

Mar 21 •

Charles Schifano

The Writing Rules

Most writing resources begin with rules.

Feb 28 •

Charles Schifano

The Two Types of Writing Problems

I’ve come to believe that all writing problems can be divided into two categories.

Nov 12, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

Writing What You Can't Say

Listening closely to your speech will often provide clues for your writing.

Nov 1, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

The gap between Cleopatra and the building of artificial intelligence is smaller than the gap between Cleopatra and the building of the Egyptian…

Oct 8, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

Are Writers Afraid of Melody?

Adding a little poetry to your prose isn’t the worst way to spend an afternoon.

Oct 1, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

Language is a matter of choosing what to select and what to forget.

Sep 24, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

Who is Speaking?

The trick of a narrative technique.

Sep 17, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

A Time to Write

You end up looking backward to describe what’s on the horizon.

Jun 4, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

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