More Thoughts on Writing (And a Book Mention)
What if? What then? You’ve “finished” a writing project. The What if? process is over (for now). What then? Reward...
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The Seven Cs of Evaluating a Story
Seven Critique Points (Cs): Evaluating a Story Through a Writer’s Eyes First, start with a book you’re reading or will...
Have a Plan
Okay, I’ve put some thoughts together, with the goal of getting myself deeper into writer’s mode and providing other folks...
THIN WOOD WALLS School Visit
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to be a panelist for Sakai Intermediate School ‘s annual Leaving Our...
Rocking Chair Moon Book Release
Poetry + Characters + Conflict + Heart + Serious (but not too serious) Readers = a Successful Launch for Rocking...
Review: THE GOLDFINCH
I’m not exactly stepping out on a limb, here, pulling a giant gold nugget out of a muddy creek, polishing...
Review: BRIDGE OF CLAY
The end of 2018 is fast approaching, so if you haven’t read anything all year that’s knocked you over, or...
Educated by Tara Westover
A memoir by a woman in her early thirties? Really? Really. Tara Westover has already lived a life–a number of...
What is a Book, Anyway?
After recently checking (obsessing over?) the Amazon sales numbers and reviews for my newly released novel FAST BACKWARD, Istrayed over...
