This spring, feeling the repetitive wear of two-decades of freelance work and novel-writing from my kitchen, I went back to “work” — the kind where you drive to an office, wear a corporate ID badge and
Year: 2017
SATURDAY, May 13, 2017 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Second Saturdays Writing Program at Woodinville Library 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville To celebrate the conclusion of this year’s Second Saturday Writing Workshops, we invite you to
Given our political climate, perhaps I should not be surprised that the three books at the top of my reading list all explore some aspect of the concept “us and them.” In each of these novels,
I’ve been struggling a bit with the manuscript lately. And I don’t think it’s just because life has been busy. I think, at the core, my problem is that I’m tackling something bigger–darker–than I ever have
Just when I begin to worry that the pounding rain on my Pacific Northwest roof may drive me mad, the Academy of American Poets sweeps in to soothe my spirit with National Poetry Month. It’s a
SATURDAY, April 8, 2017 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Second Saturdays Writing Program at Woodinville Library 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville How do you hook readers to ensure they don’t put your novel back on the
I was reading a recent Goodreads Young Adult Newsletter when this cover caught my eye. More specifically, a word caught my eye: GIRL. Katie Bayerl’s book, A PSALM FOR LOST GIRLS, looks great. It’s already on
I am writing to thank you. Not just broadly for Snap Judgement and The Moth and the late, great Vinyl Cafe. No, I want to thank you specifically for your contribution to my work as a
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Second Saturdays Writing Program at Woodinville Library 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville What does it mean when an agent of editor requests a synopsis? What do you
In the last few weeks, I have read two novels about cults: EDEN WEST by Pete Hautman and THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready. I then revisited Jennifer Matthieu’s DEVOTED. After reading this thematic group