My 5-day solo writing retreat
I had worked it all out: I was going on a five-day solo writing retreat at a friend’s house in Vermont. Just the time and space I needed to do a deep dive into a final revision of my novel….
An Interview with Mira T. Lee, Author of Everything Here Is Beautiful
A quick glance at the praise on Mira T. Lee’s website tells the story. Her debut novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful, was deemed a top fiction pick for 2018 by Amazon, Goodreads, Reader’s Digest, Real Simple, and O, The Oprah…
Gateway Writers Rule!
In early December I was fortunate enough to spend some time as a visiting writer with members of the Gateway Arts writing group. Gateway Arts, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is “dedicated to providing individualized, arts-based services to adults with disabilities,…
New Year’s Resolutions While in the Novel Incubator
1. Reduce ratio of calories consumed to words written. Remember that while Cheetos are orange like carrots, crunchy like carrots, start with a c like carrots, they are not actually carrots. 2. When people ask what the Novel Incubator is,…
How to Get Insider Feedback Before Querying Your Book
Every querying writer knows (or should know) that once a literary agent rejects a query or a manuscript, that agent’s door closes. Often, the door to the entire agency slams shut. Of course, there are exceptions. Sometimes agents will reconsider…
National Novel Research Month
Oh, December. We meet again. In the season of stress and excess, a breezy batch of suggestions for how to keep writing through the holidays might be as well-received as Tracy Flick’s earnest-bordering-on-psycho campaign for student body president in the…