The Secret of Superstructures
If it’s not evident from the past several posts, my teaching brain is in high gear this month. I’m looking forward to flash fiction in February, a guest lecture and reading at SUNY in [...]
Flash Fiction Submission Opportunities
{source} As I prepare materials to teach my upcoming 10-hour workshop, “What is Flash Fiction and How Can It Improve Short Stories and Novels?” I have taken the opportunity to [...]
Flash Fiction & Nonfiction Writing Opportunities
No, not that kind of flasher, silly! Flash writing–as in, 250-750 word stories and memories. I have 6 open spaces in my February offering of Weekly Flashes for fiction or nonfiction [...]
Poems in Winter
What is it about winter that sends me rushing for a piece of paper and pen, breathless with the start of a new poem? During this season, I feel in tune with the sun and stars, enlivened by the [...]
Back into Balance
There are practices we always return to as artists–our “home bases,” if you will. The Four-Fifteen has been one such ritual for me. Waking early and keeping the first 2-4 hours [...]
Jogging Writer: Reality of Registration
Thirteen miles. It’s not a distance I ever thought I’d run. Yesterday, my training took me up to 12 miles and I’d be lying if I didn’t say it was hard. Ten miles the week [...]
Winter Song for the Black Mountains
There’s something about the uncracked, pre-dawn darkness that motivates me, even on the coldest mornings, to keep my daily ritual of early morning writing. The stars struggle with their [...]
Revising the Novel: Getting Back In
[I actually enjoy revising…] Readers following my series of posts on Revising the Novel know that I put my 4th revision away for the holiday season. Roughly 5 weeks away from those [...]
My 2014 Book List: Beyond Bests
I also read this–and loved every “punny,” compassionate beat. One of the greatest habits I developed in grad school was reading one book a week, for a total of 52 books per [...]
