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In a previous post, I shared my free, downloadable spreadsheet for keeping track of where you submit your short stories. But when you download it, you will find yourself looking at a blank sheet. No one can tell you which are the right journals for … [Continue reading] about Submit Your Stories to the Right Journals
If you follow along, you know I am working on two novels right now. The first I began years ago as my thesis project for my masters in writing at USC. It's actually not too far from done, but at the beginning of the summer I stuck it in a drawer just … [Continue reading] about The Final Ten Percent
If you follow along, you know I'm pretty methodical about how I submit my short stories to journals. (If you haven't been following along, check out this post to get up to speed.) Well, the submission window opens today for a whole bunch of my … [Continue reading] about Submission Window Opens Today for Top-Tier Journals
I have long been a fan of Elizabeth Gilbert's writing. I know people went all gaga over EPL (it was pretty great), but if you haven't yet read The Signature of All Things you are missing out. That book is stunning. Seriously. So I had to pick up … [Continue reading] about A Request for Elizabeth Gilbert
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw a photo I posted of my marathon bib when it arrived in the mail. Here it is: The race is this Sunday. I won't be there. Marathon fail. … [Continue reading] about Marathon Fail: I Won’t Be Running Anywhere on Sunday
For many years, while I was working full time, I got up early to write before my kids woke up and things got hectic. As a die-hard night owl, adjusting to that schedule was rough. I'm not gunna lie. It took me a about eighteen months to settle in, … [Continue reading] about Seven Tips for Getting Up Early to Write (Even if You’re a Night Owl)
This is a text exchange I had recently with a good friend and fellow writer who is determined to get her debut novel out to agents this March. We both have novels we’ve been working on for a while. A long while. Every year we say this is the year. … [Continue reading] about Let’s Get Our Damn Books to Agents This March