Luckily, Amy knew what she was doing. Or maybe she just had really good instincts. Either way, the group of five women she pulled together was amazing. We met every two weeks for five years. It was a formative experience.
Writing
What I Learned at AWP This Year
Here are a few things I learned over the weekend at this year’s AWP…
Talking Story with Charles Johnson
“Where else in life do you get to keep working at something until you get it right?” ~ Charles Johnson
Fiction Submission Spreadsheet
Download this spreadsheet to create a submission plan for your fiction.
My New Writing Desk
That’s right. Two weeks from now I will be writing from my very own home office. I used to have a home office here, but when my mom moved in, mid-2012, it became her room, and then when she moved out, my daughter pushed for it to be her room…
No Need to Ask
So today I will defer my writing duties and share with you a poem by Rumi, a little beauty to ponder as we go about our busy lives.
Reverse Engineering a Story
It’s only 193 pages. It doesn’t need any more. I’m about half way through, marking up the margins with notes and thinking about story structure.