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Must the Gun Always Fire? And Other Rules of Writing

Anthony Doerr, Natalie Diaz, Karen Finneyfrock, Jake Uitti  The craft of writing is governed by a variety of rules, and every writer has their non-negotiables. Chekov said, "One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it." F. Scott Fitzgerald hated exclamation points because he thought using

Must the Gun Always Fire? And Other Rules of Writing

Anthony Doerr, Natalie Diaz, Karen Finneyfrock, Jake Uitti  The craft of writing is governed by a variety of rules, and every writer has their non-negotiables. Chekov said, "One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it." F. Scott Fitzgerald hated exclamation points because he thought using

Hugo Literary Series: The Paper Chase — Dorothy Allison, Stephen Elliott, Kirsten Lunstrum, and Levi Fuller

Three writers — Lambda Literary Award-winner Dorothy Allison, TheRumpus.net founder Stephen Elliott, and award-winning fiction writer Kirsten Lunstrum — and one musician, Levi Fuller, will write on the theme "The Paper Chase."Buy ticketsConnect to the event on FacebookPRESSThe Stranger SuggestsSeattle MagazineABOUT THE THEMEMany Americans believe in the Horatio Alger myth, as if all it takes is hard