Every Kiss a War by Leesa Cross-Smith

Every Kiss a War by Leesa Cross-Smith

Leesa Cross-Smith’s debut collection is a fearless exploration of relationships. No love, lust or loss is left off the table in this sensual feast of a book.

Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Literary Magazines

Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Literary Magazines

Are you guilty of making one of these mistakes?

Bringing Together Writers at Every Level: The Hands On Festival

Bringing Together Writers at Every Level:  The Hands On Festival

The founder of Burlesque Press, Jennifer Stewart, wants writers at all levels to get involved in the literary community. 

The Most Important Writing Advice

The Most Important Writing Advice

I am actually going to give you the most important writing advice you will ever receive. No joke.

My Path to Getting Published – The Blog Tour

My Path to Getting Published – The Blog Tour

In the same spirit of the recent and popular blog tour, “My Writing Process,” Carve has decided to kick start a slightly altered version.

Mason Hickman, Reading Committee

Mason Hickman, Reading Committee

Mason Hickman is a Carve reading committee member, professional massage therapist, and lover of literature.

10 Tips for Writing Revealing Dialogue

10 Tips for Writing Revealing Dialogue

Screenwriter John Trubly says, “Dialogue is not real talk; it is highly selective language that sounds like it could be real.”

“Missing Teeth” by Bryan VanDyke

“Missing Teeth” by Bryan VanDyke

“Missing Teeth” is an absorbing piece built around Bernie Patton, a character who is quietly unpalatable while remaining completely compelling.

Doug Benerofe

Doug Benerofe

Doug Benerofe is a fiction writer and high school English teacher. He has been reading Carve since 2005.

Looking Out of Broken Windows by Dan Powell

Looking Out of Broken Windows by Dan Powell

The defining theme of this collection may very well be transformation, albeit that unwitting one that happens when we lose focus on where we’re going.

Q&A With Spencer Gordon

Q&A With Spencer Gordon

Spencer Gordon is co-founder of the Toronto-based literary magazine The Puritan and author of the short story collection Cosmo.

10 Tips for Writing Physical Descriptions of Your Characters

10 Tips for Writing Physical Descriptions of Your Characters

How can you best describe your characters’ physical features? Learn from others.

Books Are Not Immersive—And That Might Be a Good Thing

Books Are Not Immersive—And That Might Be a Good Thing

There’s a fundamental difference between the ways in which fiction and electronic media affect us.

Jennie Goloboy

Jennie Goloboy

Jennie Goloboy agents at Red Sofa Literary, where she represents a variety of genres spanning from science fiction to history.

Informal Poll: How Do You Find New Novels?

Informal Poll: How Do You Find New Novels?

I like knowing that the book I’m about to plunge into has a proven history of not letting readers down.

Rita Juster, Reading Committee

Rita Juster, Reading Committee

Rita tells us how she found her way to literature and what she loves about being a reader for Carve.

Illness and Life in Carve Stories

Illness and Life in Carve Stories

Guest post by Cynthia Litz, MD, a reading committee member of Carve since 2012.

 

Old Media in a New World

Old Media in a New World

When the people in your life are talking about video games you haven’t played and you want to talk about books they haven’t read.

A Conference in a Bag

A Conference in a Bag

Recently I attended the DFW Writers’ Conference, armed with nothing more than a pen and a notebook.

Finding Your Inner Perkins

Finding Your Inner Perkins

When you think of legendary editors, it’s hard not to think of Maxwell Perkins.