• "From Idea to Story (or Why "High-Concept" is Only the Beginning)," Analog, July/Aug 2013 (pending).

• "Time, Place, and Wonder, the Use of Setting in Short Fiction," Analog, Jan/Feb 2013 (pending).

• "Real Talk: The Fine Art of Writing Dialog," Analog, July/Aug 2012.

• "Theme: The Art of Writing 'About' Something," Analog, Jan/Feb 2012.

• "More than Plot and Character: The Story-writing Secret of Narrative Voice," Analog, July/Aug 2011.

• "Writing Fiction . . . About Yourself," Analog,  Jan/Feb 2011.

• "The Serious Business of Writing Humor," Analog, July/Aug 2010.

• "Making Unreality Ring True: Writer's Tricks for Bringing Stories to Life," Analog, Jan/Feb 2010.

• "Hook, Lure, and Narrative: The art of writing story leads," Analog, July/August 2008.

• "How to Write Something You Don't Know Anything About," Analog Science Fiction and Fact 77(1&2), Jan/Feb 2007, pp. 99-103; reprinted as Fictionwise e-book, November 5, 2007.

• "The Soft Touch in Negotiating Magazine Contracts," The SFWA Bulletin, Summer 2006, p. 7.