Thinking About Story Structure

Three Pieces of Writing Advice

I tend not to work with beginning writers. I never know what to say. When I look at the work of a beginning writer, all I can see is that everything is wrong. I can’t figure out which is the least egregious error that they should work on first.

Plus, I’m so afraid that I will hurt a beginning writer. I don’t know how to point out flaws and yet still…