My Marathons
On April 15th 2013, I was on my couch with an icepack against my face recovering from dental surgery. Having run the Boston Marathon in 2009 and 2010, I had scheduled the surgery that day so that I wouldn’t be…
Category: The Writing Life
Best Coffee Cluster in the Greater Boston Area
Back in February I promised to spill the beans on my favorite coffee clusters and where to find them. But if you’ve forgotten what the heck a coffee cluster is, refresh your memory with the Top Ten Reasons Coffee Clusters…
Spring Fever: Writer’s Edition
Go Figure: Musings from the Mind of Rob Wilstein Spring is here, Let’s give a cheer. – From the archives of my third grade poetry class. Thus began my poetry career, in Mrs. Kerber’s third grade class, to be continued in…
A Just Cause
Most of our writers are currently unavailable for blogging due to black holes of revision, wedding planning or last-minute Craft on Draft prep. So, I’ll be pinch-hitting for the next couple of weeks. Things might get random, y’all. Let’s start with a…
Not Just a Joke
Like virtually every novelist, I am happy to complain about the difficulties besetting me with regard to my *~Unpublished Masterpiece~* of a novel. I am confused by whether agents consider it young adult and grumpy about their desire to change…
Create Your Own Writing Retreat: Cancun Edition
Back in November, Rob treated us to his wintry writer retreat on the cold beaches of Cape Cod. Well, grab your sunscreen. This is the Cancun edition, where I regale you with the story of five days spent on the beach…