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On Working with Editors, Seeking Guidance, and Self-Advocating
Posted on April 23, 2014 4 Comments
A few weeks ago I received an email from a literary journal concerning an essay I had submitted. The email said that the editors had read my piece and felt “very strongly about it” and that the editorial staff was “currently working on revisions to the piece” and would be in touch within the week […]
Pearls of Wisdom from author Robin Black
Posted on April 4, 2014 4 Comments
It’s not quite time for my regular weekly post (have I even gotten to the point of regular yet?), but I had to share a link to Robin Black’s “Twenty-One Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Writing …” up at Beyond the Margins. If you’re a writer, no matter what stage of the […]
The Triple-A Project: Handwritten Cards in the Mail
Posted on March 29, 2014 17 Comments
My family teases me that the highlight of my day is collecting the mail. It’s true; it’s sort of an obsession of mine, this six-days-a-week trip to our rusty, rural mailbox with its red flag and peeling green paint. Part of the allure is the quarter-mile walk each way, down a gravel drive through meadowland […]
Rejection, Faith, and the Law of Attraction
Posted on March 17, 2014 9 Comments
Today when I collected my mail, the latest issue of a particular literary journal that will remain nameless had arrived. I gathered the assortment of mail, glancing at the cover of this journal, and said aloud with verve and finality: “I’m still mad at you,” albeit in a sulky tone. As if this journal could […]
Launch of a Blog and a Writing Residency
Posted on March 12, 2014 8 Comments
Hello and welcome to my first blog post on my newly designed site. I started writing a post last week about attending my first-ever Associated Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Seattle, but everything I put on the page kept coming up drivel—not what I wanted for my inauguration to the blogosphere. As a […]
