Writing

What I Learned About Storytelling From Pixar

What I Learned About Storytelling From Pixar

I love a behind-the-scenes story. Especially when it’s about creativity or writing. That’s probably why the Inside Pixar documentary series on Disney+ captivated me. Pixar is a legendary storytelling machine, and I was curious about what I could learn from their...

Literary Neuroscience Finds Reading Boosts Empathy

Literary Neuroscience Finds Reading Boosts Empathy

Does reading change you? The answer is yes. More importantly, though, it changes you for the better. And now there’s science to back that up. Researchers in a new field called literary neuroscience are studying the effects of reading on the brain--and ultimately the...

Station Eleven Outside, Little House on the Prairie Inside

Station Eleven Outside, Little House on the Prairie Inside

What genre are we living in? It occurred to me this week that I’m simultaneously living in two--science fiction outside my four walls and middle-grade fiction inside those four walls. Outside is an uncontrollable enemy threatening our very existence. Inside is a...