Writing Tips I Learned From Other Stuff: Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel

A boxing novel that is a masterclass in multiple perspectives and ensembles...

I recently devoured the excellent novel Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel. Told over a couple of days, it is ostensibly about a boxing tournament where teenage boxers compete for the Daughters Of America cup. It’s a visceral, body-smacking jab-jab-cross-uppercut of a book. I’ll sneak in at least two more cheesy boxing references. Maybe I box and I wrote about…