Drops of Blood

I think the best interviews are the ones where you meet someone in person, but sometimes that’s just not possible. When you can’t meet face to face or over the phone, email bridges the gap between you and your subject matter expert.
As a writer, you will need to turn to subject matter experts many times [...]

Working as a reporter and editor has helped me as a fiction writer, I think. I know it’s helped me notice details, piece together disjointed chains of events, find the pithy quote in an hour’s worth of chatter, and talk easily with people in a wide variety of circumstances. Some of these tips may help [...]

It’s possible to add depth and color to a story born out of an interview conducted entirely by phone, e-mail, instant message, or other “not physically nearby” means. But you have to pay attention. I’ll talk about phone interviews today; more on the others in the future.
You’re all about the concrete details to make your [...]