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Richard Leis
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Month: February 2017
  • Counseling the Writer
    Counseling the Writer

    Counseling, when you find the right counselor and when you engage with them honestly and with a willingness to do what they suggest, can work wonders and reshape your entire life.

  • A Writing Process
    A Writing Process

    My writing process is just one example of a writing process that will hopefully inspire you to build your own.

  • In Another Country: Selected Stories by David Constantine
    In Another Country: Selected Stories by David Constantine

    I loved several of the stories and the rest, though somewhat opaque to me, were generally thought-provoking, evocative, and beautifully written.

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers Book and Movies
    Invasion of the Body Snatchers Book and Movies

    Comparing the movies and the book. The novel has more room for exposition than the film, and in general this additional information is really interesting.

  • The Writers Studio Experience
    The Writers Studio Experience

    It occurs to me that I haven’t written much about The Writers Studio workshops I’ve been attending regularly for the past year. It has been such a positive experience that I think I have been trying to keep it all to myself. No more.

  • Asimov’s Science Fiction August 2016
    Asimov’s Science Fiction August 2016

    The August 2016 (I’m a little behind) issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction is a really good collection of stories, poems, and essays.

  • Art Is Sacrifice and Other Bullshit
    Art Is Sacrifice and Other Bullshit

    The problem with some men (Many? Just me?) in their twenties is that they won’t shut up and listen. Instead they pronounce. Loudly. I pronounced on a writing forum that the only writers who are successful and published are those who sacrifice themselves entirely and painfully to their art. I called out people I believed would probably never be…

  • “The Price of Oranges” by Nancy Kress
    “The Price of Oranges” by Nancy Kress

    One of my absolute favorite short stories. I’ve read “The Price of Oranges” many times, but I always seem to forget how it ends, making each new read a magical, emotional experience all over again.

  • “Dancing on Air” by Nancy Kress
    “Dancing on Air” by Nancy Kress

    Bio-enhanced ballerinas and dogs. Mothers and daughters. The price of passion. This powerful short story is a must-read.