POLLY is one of those books you don’t mean to read in one weekend, but you can’t help it.
It’s the story of a teenage girl who doesn’t fit in with the bops or grits or jocks - and she doesn’t want to, either. Frustrated with her homelife and school, she searches for a sense […]
Where were you in the 80s? And what were you doing?
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Wednesday, Amy Bryant will be here to talk about POLLY, her book set in the 1980s and featuring a teenager who wears a bracelet made of fish hooks and listens to hardcore punk.
I’ll see you then. But in the meantime, if you’re on MySpace, you […]
Most writers have heard of NaNoWriMo, the organization that - since 1999 - has encouraged writers to complete a novel in a single month. But do you know about FAWM (February Album Writing Month)?
(Hey, Robin, maybe your readers want to sign up? And P.S., If you want to see what Robin’s kids are up […]
After I wrote my weekly wrap, I decided to send it to Huffington Post. If they run it, I’ll link it here. And now I’ll have to write something new, I guess.
The topic of luck sure triggered some emotions this week. I don’t know what I believe about luck. Certainly I work at my craft […]
Brad Listi is the best blogger on the internet. I have no qualms at all about stating that. If you haven’t read his Attention.Deficit.Disorder. blog, it’s a work of art. Part stand-up comedien, part social commentator, Brad creates a masterpiece everyday, and is always mindful of our short attention spans.
So I talked with Brad […]
Is luck the biggest factor in a writer’s success? Tell me what you think.
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Wednesday, L.A. Times bestselling author, Brad Listi, will talk about luck in the career of a writer.
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A few (very dark and blurry) pictures from the past week - Mr. Henderson’s gig following Saturday’s Global Warming BBQ and the boys playing […]
…but I’m sick and tired of reading novels, I want something that startles me. Something far away yet deep inside, hard to reason with and hard to hide. One day all of this will surface”¦ - “Until We Get There,” Coho
Ya’ll still with me? Crazy habit I have of adding a soundtrack to […]
It’s been too long since I’ve run a contest. And, since I just finished my novel and sent it off to those who requested it, I thought today would be a good day to give out a prize.
Okay, take a look at the photo:
First person to guess this upcoming LitPark guest wins a day on […]
Brian McEntee talks with Enrico Casarosa & Ronnie Del Carmen
I love hearing artists talk about their work and the business, but not being a visual artist myself, I don’t know the questions to get at the answers I want to hear. So today, I enlisted help from my friend, Brian McEntee, who will conduct the […]
Some old interview notes loaded all on their own in the middle of the night. Just ignore. Thanks!
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