EXTRA CRITICUM

What's the Difference Between a Hack and a Master? Patience.

Reading Philip Roth's masterpiece, The Plot Against America and I keep shouting "Genius!" as I read passage after passage. What is it really at the root of his genius?

 

I think it's a matter of time.

A Good Example of Too Many Plot Points

I sometimes find it hard to convey to writing students exactly how we know that a script is collapsing under the weight of too many artificially assembled plot points. This actual item from today's local news may serve as a fine example.

Man Who Attacked Cafe Workers Was Suspect in Two Murders Then Died of Heart Attack