I hate premature declarations. If I walk into a store the day after halloween and see Christmas decorations, I am likely to leave. Likewise, I hear people talk about the […]
Writing
How to Write a Good Rejection, Says Me
I’ve been writing fiction for a number of years now, and I’ve sent a fair number of stories off to literary journals. Most, but not all, of those submissions have […]
Studying with Barbara Abercrombie
On Sunday, I attended a one-day writing seminar in my new home town of La Canada. Honestly, the location was the only reason I signed up. My mom was in […]
Powell’s Books (aka Heaven)
We just got back from our big family vacation for the year up in the northwest. We visited my dad in Idaho, camped in eastern Washington, moved to the mountains […]
The Pros and Cons of a Writing Routine
Since quitting my job in December, my weekday writing routine has been to get the kids off to school, work on my writing for two hours, and then devote the […]
Keep The Channel Open
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, […]
The Very Real Costs of Submission
I was looking at my journal submission spreadsheet the other day. I got another rejection (ug) and so I was checking to see where to send my story next. I’ve […]