Over the past few years, I’ve written hundreds of essays about creative works. Some of those works are parts of the canon, while others are merely cool pieces published in random literary journals that caught my eye for whatever reason. It is a great honor that writers value Great Writers Steal as a resource. My original intent was to isolate elements of writing craft to help creative writers improve the work. Along the way, of course, I’ve done an awful lot of literary analysis that is helpful to students who need to write essays in response to their teachers’ questions about literature. Continue Reading