William G. Tapply RIP

Sarah Weinman has posted the news that William G. Tapply has passed away. While I've never read any of his mystery novels he's had a great deal of influence on my writing through his book "The Elements of Mystery Fiction". My copy has so many passages underlined, you'd think the book came that way. He was a great teacher for a beginning writer like me. Here are links to two of his writing essays that are posted on his website.

"Invisible Writing" http://www.williamgtapply.com/iw.html Be sure to scroll down the page :-)

"Write Tight" http://www.williamgtapply.com/article8.html

I'll leave you with a quote from his book. "Writing is a non-stop learning process. Write regularly and write often. Practice your craft. The more you write, the better you'll become. And when you hold that first copy of your own book in your hand, you'll know that it's been worth every agonizing moment."

Rest in Peace, Good Teacher.