NEWS FROM ISAAC

Teaching is… not the plan. My dream job, to support myself as a novelist, is copy editor. Getting the job you want, though, is impossible if you don’t network. I don’t network. I don’t do it. So I’m an English teacher. At least I’m proving myself in an organizational setting—that has to count for something...Continue reading

Did I fall off the face of the planet? Yes, but mostly no. I spent some time on my home world, but mostly life has been in metamorphosis. (By that I mean that there have been a lot of changes happening.) My house is getting remodeled, so I’ve moved in with a friend for a...Continue reading

I’ve talked about how you can save a character idea by writing a character sketch, backstory, or scene. I’ve posted scenes written to capture the personalities, motivations, and aesthetics of a villain and an antihero that I came up with. What about when you have an idea for a full narrative arch? For a short...Continue reading