Tell me something you’ve completed that you’re proud of, or that shows what you’re made of. Whether it’s a poem, a quilt, a garden, or a restored car, I want to hear about it!
Oh, by the way…
I now have a title and a cover. You can even pre-order my book at Amazon.
It’s starting to feel [...]
February 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
My sister-in-law sent this to me, and I figured some of you could relate…
So we all know the misery of the business, but today I want to ask you about the flip side. After all, how many people do you know who follow their passions as much as writers do? So tell me, what about [...]
January 4, 2010 – 12:01 am
What are your writing goals for 2010?
Also, please share any of your good news, whether it’s an award, a publication, or overcoming writer’s block. Here’s to all of us having a creative year and finally reaching those milestones we’ve had our hearts set on for so long!
December 7, 2009 – 12:47 am
Tell me some of your favorite book titles. What do you think makes a good title? What catches your eye?
I’m asking this partly because, once again, I have to find a new title for my book. The marketing team thinks THE RUBY CUP sounds more like YA Fantasy than literary fiction, and I think they’re [...]
November 2, 2009 – 12:01 am
Tell me a story about the first animal you ever loved.
For those following the progress on my book, I’m happy to report that I turned my edits in on time (I was asked to add a frame-story, as well as pick up the pace of one part of the book), and the edits were really [...]
October 7, 2009 – 12:01 am
I started to write an introduction for this interview that talked about the hidden lives of girls and their mothers. I mentioned bullies and victims, shoplifting, unwanted pregnancies, and other topics Dylan Landis takes on in her debut short story collection, NORMAL PEOPLE DON’T LIVE LIKE THIS.
In the end, I scrapped that intro because it [...]
October 5, 2009 – 12:01 am
Tell me a true story about you and fire.
Wednesday, Dylan Landis will be here to talk about fire, mother-daughter relationships, and her debut story collection, NORMAL PEOPLE DON’T LIVE LIKE THIS. I hope you’ll join the conversation!
Oh, and here’s a link to an interview I did with Rick Kleffel while I was at the Community [...]
September 11, 2009 – 12:01 am
A lot of you asked me to pass along what I learned at the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, so I’ll try to boil it down to the information I’ve used the most since I got home.
First, let me briefly describe what happens at Squaw, for those who aren’t familiar with it. For one [...]
September 9, 2009 – 12:01 am
In 2001, Judi Hendricks published her debut novel, BREAD ALONE, which went on to be a bestseller. Now she’s out with her fourth book, THE LAWS OF HARMONY, about a woman trying to flee from grief and betrayal. We’ll talk about this new book, the persistence of memory, and the lessons she learned from the [...]
September 7, 2009 – 12:01 am
What’s the most important writing lesson you’ve learned, and where did you learn it?
Wednesday, Judith Ryan Hendricks will be here to talk about her newest book and what she’s learned after publishing four novels. I hope you’ll be here to welcome her!