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...

Author Bookstore Event @ Lakeville Books Great Barrington, MA

by Christopher Mirabile | May 23, 2026

Lakeville Books 63 State Road Great Barrington, MA 01230

🎙️ 🔴 RECORDING: Video Interview with Book Critic Stephen Christopher

by Christopher Mirabile | Apr 26, 2026

Watch it on BookReviewsByStevie: https://www.youtube.com/@stephenchristopher8585

Why I Wrote the Heart of My First Novel Backwards (And Why It Saved the Book)

by Christopher Mirabile | Jan 24, 2026 | Writing Process & Behind the Scenes

The Writing I Did Before Chapter One // Before I typed a single line of the first chapter of The Washashore, I wrote all twenty-three scenes featuring Wren and Silas. Not an outline. Not notes. The actual scenes—drafted, revised, and polished—before I touched anything...

Washashore Excerpt—Wren’s Upbringing

by Christopher Mirabile | Jan 15, 2026 | Characters & Character Spotlights

Introduction Once people learn a bit about Silas (e.g. why his character was created, and what his upbringing was like), they invariably want to know why this calloused, plainspoken horseman picked the daughter of one of New England’s oldest and wealthiest...