Meredith Cole

Writer. Novels mostly. Occasional short fiction and essays. Always typing.

Want to write a book? Be like Graham Greene

Want to write a book? Be like Graham Greene (without the whoring, drinking and attempted suicide). According to a new… Read more Want to write a book? Be like Graham Greene

So, yeah. Everything is still weird and on Zoom. But I feel like we’re slowly crawling back to some semblance… Read more Speed critiques in the time of COVID

When I was a small child, I remember reading the National Geographic about finding King Tut’s tomb. I peered at… Read more Traveling before the world shut down

What a strange year it has been… The pandemic disrupted life as we know it at every level. Events, conferences,… Read more A busy podcasting year

Last year, Kristin Swenson and I decided to embark on a new adventure together: podcasting. We decided to give it… Read more Year 2 of Podcasting: The Adventure Continues

Being a writer isn’t easy. Neither is being an artist. Lots of people say they’d like to be an artist… Read more In the cracks of the sidewalk

August had almost slipped away from us, but we managed to squeeze in an interview with author J. Dana Trent… Read more J. Dana Trent and Journaling

When they start to write seriously, people are often told to join a writing group. So should you? My advice… Read more To writing group or not to writing group

I’m trying every day to do more of the things that make me happy and healthy. I exercise. Eat berries.… Read more Don’t be like the rabbit

A new episode of my podcast The Writer’s Story is now available! We interview Cliff Garstang about his new book… Read more New podcast with Cliff Garstang