My agent recently had this to say about my current work-in-progress: she couldn’t identify with my main character and couldn’t…
After attending an excellent James River Writers panel discussion (“The Writing Show”) and Master Class in April with authors John…
I emailed a new novel to my agent two days ago. Done! Finished. At least for now. If she deems it…
When I was a kid, I wrote letters. Real letters. By hand. Sometimes chain letters. Who has time for that…
“Restless Leg Syndrome? Oh, that’s an electrolyte imbalance,” said a doctor-friend. “Just drink Gatorade.” I shrugged. Couldn’t hurt. So I…
In the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Poets & Writers magazine, John Stazinski (page 29) bemoans the tendency of MFA programs…
For a few years, I’ve had the privilege of serving as a primary-level reader/judge for James River Writers’ Best Unpublished…