Tag Archives: David Corbett

The Conference, Day Three; But So…

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Marion

Corbett is clear that a work of fiction needs tension to rise until the climax, and that “tension” is not necessarily action. Again, it’s not the dump truck. Stories and novels that have characters reacting to one random event after … Continue reading →

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The Conference, Day Two: The Art of Making it Worse

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Marion

The photos I’ve used have nothing to do with the text. I just like them. One of our workshop members had a point in her story where the main character sees a person on a bridge, getting ready to jump. … Continue reading →

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The Small Right Thing

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Marion

Jude’s dad wasn’t the only one named. His two best friends on the force, Bill Malvasio and Phil Strock, faced the same charges: jacking drug dealers, basically. Jude remembered thinking at the time (and on and off in the years since)that thousands … Continue reading →

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