If you’ve been with me a while, you know that I’m revising a collection of short fiction, with the goal of getting it ready to submit by the end of the year. Some of the stories in this collection are new, and some are old–and right now, I’m revising an old one, set at the boarding school for the arts … Read More
When is the Right Time To Get Feedback?
Those of you who follow me online know that I’ve been working on a short story collection. Some stories in this collection are older, and some are new, but many of them have never been seen by anyone but me–and this is a project I’d like to send out on submission by the end of the year. So I knew … Read More
How to Carve Out the Time for Creative Work
I’ve been busy this spring. Maybe you have too. I’ve had a few weeks where I didn’t feel like I had the space in my life for creative work. Maybe you’ve had a few weeks (or longer) like that too. I’m all for letting the creative fields lie fallow after a big push on a story, for holding open the … Read More
When one door shuts…
We all know the saying: When one door closes, another one opens. Last month, I shared that I’d received some tough news from a colleague on my new novel–news that it wasn’t nearly as far along as I’d thought. Many of you wrote to share your appreciation for my honesty in sharing this, for the vulnerability in it. Some of … Read More
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