Meet Jennie Wood, Author of the New Graphic Novel, Paper Planes
Meet Jennie Wood, author of the new graphic Novel, Paper Planes, a richly layered queer coming-of-age story that captures all the joy and the heartbreak of growing up and growing apart.
Category: Real Life Struggles
The 100-Day Project for Writers
Thousands of writers participate annually in NaNoWriMo, a communal endeavor in which participants worldwide each strive to write a 50k word (or longer) novel within thirty days. It’s an exhilarating challenge and has produced such notable bestsellers as Erin…
Next Chapters: Nicole Vecchiotti
Next Chapters is a biweekly feature spotlighting graduates of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator program, which has been running since 2010. Novel Incubator Year: 9 Current Project: The Weather Girl, a dark comedy/literary fiction What writers have most influenced your writing? I’ve…
Getting An Agent Won’t Change Your Life
“I love these pages. This is exactly the type of novel I represent. Send it to me!” The agent was saying all the things you dream an agent will say when you sign up for a Manuscript Mart appointment at…
Interview with Michael Bourne, Author of BLITHEDALE CANYON
Michael Bourne’s debut novel Blithedale Canyon, just dropped and our very own Rachel Barenbaum had a chance to chat with him about the novel, writing, and what he hopes readers will take away. Here we go… Michael, congratulations on the…
Neema Avashia—Untangling Another Appalachia
Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place, is Neema Avashia’s poignant debut essay collection that brings us from growing up the daughter of Indian immigrants in West Virginia, to becoming a queer writer, teacher, and education…