I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about writing, reading about writing and planning to write these past few weeks. No substantial writing has actually taken place. I’m holding out hope that at some point, the words will just pour out of me, like some third act montage with an energetic soundtrack- and I will…
When my daughter came home over Thanksgiving break, she came home bearing gifts. She had stumbled upon a machine in the Oakland Airport that offered free short stories. My first thought was, how cool is that? My second thought was, how I can be down and (third thought) why isn’t LAX doing this? Basically, you…
When I went to AWP this past March, I took part in a wonderful partnered reading event organized by Synchronized Chaos Magazine. They paired emerging and established authors to read. They had the established author write a response to a piece of work written by the emerging author. It was a very engaging evening. We…
If you’re looking for outlets to publish your work, here are my favorite newsletters that I scour every week for writing opportunities. It’s not so much a matter of I publish, therefore I am. It’s more along the lines of I publish, therefore I eat. Hope Clark’s Funds for Writers is a staple. Her free…
As I ramp up my writing practice I will be posting more pieces on Medium. Here’s my latest, 3 Ways to Write Through Writer’s Block. It hits close to home for me, since I’ve done very little in the way of writing over the summer. We’ve all wrestled with the frustration of staring at a blank…
