Dial Me A Story
In West Concord, behind the railroad tracks and to the side of the bike path, stands a bright yellow phone booth—yes, the kind we were so used to seeing everywhere, and once upon a time used, at least those of…
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On Revision: The Sequel, with Rachel Barenbaum, Dariel Suarez, and Katherine Sherbrooke
I’m writing this post about revision from inside a lion, because that’s what revision feels like–being eaten by a lion–and it’s rather dark in here. Hear me out: for months my 6-year-old has refused any and all bedtime reading that…
HOW TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON IN REVISION, WITH RACHEL BARENBAUM, DARIEL SUAREZ AND KATHERINE SHERBROOKE
At some point in the past few weeks I started hearing the word “revision” in my head to the tune of “Tradition!” – the song that opens “Fiddler on the Roof.” “Revisiiiooooon! REVISION!” (Sorry.) Honestly it had more to do…
Ten Tips I learned About Novel Revision from Matt Bell, Author of Refuse to Be Done
Author and writing instructor Matt Bell recently spoke at Porter Square Books at Grub Street’s beautiful, new narrative arts center in Boston—in person no less! In introducing his new craft book, Refuse to Be Done (Soho Press, 2022), Bell promised…
An Interview with Courtney Maum, Author of Before and After the Book Deal
Courtney Maum and I met in Providence, RI this past summer. Her gorgeous novel, Costalegre, was launching, I was on week two of my Bend In The Stars tour and we were both presenting at a Cardigan Connection event. I…
Finding Stories—and Inspiration—in Music
My husband and I spent two days last month attending a songwriter festival, and you should not feel bad if you don’t know exactly what that is. We didn’t either, which made the ticket price that much more disconcerting. We…