Friend Friday
I met J. Albert Mann when I was a guest lecturer at the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“ We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Malala Yousafzai
Friend Friday
I am a huge Deborah Heiligman fan. In fact, we "met" when I sent her a fan letter after reading [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“Better to be without logic than without feeling.” -Charlotte Bronte
Friend Friday
Any friend of Jane Kurtz' is a friend of mine and, as you'll find out from today's guest Jennifer Richard [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.”Margaret Drabble
Friend Friday
Before I had the fortune and pleasure to meet her in person, I met Donna Gephart through the wonderful Death [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is … the difference between the lightning bug and [...]
Friend Friday
What an honor to host Caroline Starr Rose, who shares my passion for bringing stories (and people!) of the past [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for [...]
Friend Friday
A big shout out to Dana Sullivan for introducing me to the work of Julie Hampton. I was thrilled when [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“Beware of advice-even this.” Carl Sandburg
Friend Friday
It is such a treat to once again celebrate Donna Janell Bowman and her books. We obviously share a passion [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” - Louis L’Amour
Friend Friday
A huge thank you to Andrea Wang (a recent Friend Friday guest) for introducing me to Sheri Dillard, so that [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” Jodi Picoult
Friend Friday
It is a sheer pleasure to host Dan Richards today, in celebration of a slew of new books. I love [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” Terry Pratchett
Friend Friday
It takes a lot of courage to face the blank page to create a story. And it takes an inordinate [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“You are extraordinary within in limits, but your limits are extraordinary!” Gertrude Stein