This week: AmyWallen at Trader Joe’s
It’s crazy how many big-time writers I know. Unfair, really. A person shouldn’t be allowed to know as many successful writers as I do. Especially if that person is, himself, an unsuccessful writer who has been slogging at the craft for a decade and a half, […]
You and your group of writer friends have been struggling in the business for years - workshopping each others’ stories, crying together through all of the rejections. Now, finally, your friend gets that break that seemed like it would never come! And you feel . . . . ?
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My pal James Spring has the enviable […]
Thank you to Enrico Casarosa for what came in the mail. Gorgeous! I’ll share soon when things aren’t so crazy. And Lance, we’re all thinking about you in Rock Creek.
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Okay. The Question of the Week concerned the AWP conference. AWP stands for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, and each year they have a […]
I probably throw around the name of today’s guest more than any other. I’m thinking of starting my own indie publishing house. Who should I talk to about this? Jeff Lependorf. Is there a way to tell the legitimate small presses from the scams? Yes. Ask Jeff Lependorf. Is publishing poetry a futile effort? No. […]
What do you know about the annual AWP conference? Have you gone in the past? Are you going this year?
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Wednesday, we’re hanging with Jeff Lependorf before he leaves for AWP. In my opinion, there is no greater champion of literature and indie presses. So, if you are a poet, a short story writer, a reader […]
Sorry my blog was late today. Mr. Henderson had a quickie surgery yesterday and is now medicated and woozy and he’ll be just fine. Also, the ice storm here in NY threw my schedule off because the school’s were delayed, and I was busy transitioning to a new computer and having Thai food with a […]
These are some of the qualities I really like in people: big heart, approachable, playful, down-to-earth, fiesty, willing to engage. This is why Lauren Baratz-Logsted is so easy for me to like.
She’s also an easy interview because she’s not one to play it safe. So we tackled the subject of controversy. Lauren’s had a bit […]
Has your writing led to controversy? What was the topic that brought on the firestorm, and was the controversy ultimately helpful or hurtful?
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Wednesday, Lauren Baratz-Logsted will tell you all about controversy because she’s had plenty - without even trying. I wonder if there will be some controversy surrounding her new YA book about abortion? Hmmm, […]
Okay, before I get to the Weekly Wrap, I have to show you the coolest thing. I got a note earlier this week saying that my 6-word-memoir (yes, six words) was selected for an anthology that’s put out by HarperCollins and Smith Magazine. Maybe Huffington Post is involved, too, though I’m not sure about that. […]
When I thought of having Neil Gaiman visit LitPark, I wondered, What of Neil hasn’t already been covered? I could say something about his storytelling, naturally, or how he’s the one author who lives on both my bookshelf and Mr. Henderson’s. I could say something about the characters he writes, like Dearly and The Runt, […]
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