Postcard From The Dunes—August 2026

by Christopher Mirabile | Aug 15, 2026 | Writing Craft & Technique, Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

It’s too easy to lose track of what you’re actually doing amid the flurry of getting a book out the door. 

You get so focused on cranking the wheel and working through the punch lists—the final tweaks to the electronic files, the mad dash through ARC applications,...

From The AudioBook Recording Trenches

by Christopher Mirabile | Aug 9, 2026 | Writing Craft & Technique, Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

I checked in with the audiobook recording team at John Marshall Media to see how things were going and whether they might have any tidbits I could share on social media. I was very pleased not only to hear that the project was going well, but to receive substantive...

Walking Into Deep Water (Anatomy of a Scene)

by Christopher Mirabile | Jul 29, 2026 | Writing Craft & Technique, Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

I was recently invited to share my thoughts on a passage from The Washashore. It gave me a chance to reflect, so I thought I’d capture some of those reflections here. The passage is a favorite of mine, taken from Chapter 81, in which Wren and Silas take a walk out...

What Silas Won’t Say: interiority and the problem of a quiet narrator in third-person close

by Christopher Mirabile | Jul 11, 2026 | Writing Craft & Technique, Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

I painted myself into a corner right out of the gate in developing the Silas Lopez series. The protagonist of The Washashore and The Holdfast is about as laconic as they come—thoughtful, observant, but a man who speaks reluctantly, says only what’s needed and almost...

Lighthouses (Anatomy of a Scene)

by Christopher Mirabile | Jul 5, 2026 | Writing Craft & Technique, Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

I was recently invited to share my thoughts on a passage from The Washashore. It gave me a chance to reflect, so I thought I’d capture some of those reflections here. The passage is a favorite of mine, taken from Chapter 45, in which Wren and Silas go on their first...

How To Do An Author Event (Magical Night)

by Christopher Mirabile | Jun 8, 2026 | Author Life, Writing Craft & Technique

Now, this is how to do a book event. Last night, June 7th, 2026, arts non-profit 20 Summers hosted authors William J. Mann and Margot Douaihy for an absolutely magical evening at the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown.Their self-moderated conversation, billed A Meeting of...