For the first time since my very first semester at Hanover, I'm teaching an 8 o'clock class. This is as early as you can possibly take or teach a class at Hanover. The 8 o'clock class my first year at Hanover was in Hendrix, a building set off on … [Read more...]
Summer of submission: a writing progress report
September 5, 2013 By 3 Comments
If you skip the subtitle up there, this sounds like it might be a post about something much more interesting than writing. Sorry to disappoint. This summer, I dove back into the world of submitting to literary journals for the first time in 15 … [Read more...]
Lessons from Midwest Writers Workshop: Why agents stop reading
September 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
For those of you who couldn’t attend the 40th Midwest Writer’s Workshop at Ball State in July, I’m writing a series of posts sharing some of the wisdom I acquired in my three jam-packed days in Muncie. If you want the full wisdom, be sure to sign up … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: The tree next door
September 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Last Thursday, the tree service came to take down the big pine tree that stood beside the church next door. We knew it was coming. My husband was outside on the day they came to check it out–to make their final decision. “I think they’re going to cut … [Read more...]
Lessons from Midwest Writers Workshop: Finding an audience for your book
August 27, 2013 By 1 Comment
For those of you who couldn’t attend the 40th Midwest Writer’s Workshop at Ball State, I’m writing a series of posts sharing some of the wisdom I acquired in my three jam-packed days in Muncie. If you want the full wisdom, be sure to sign up for next … [Read more...]
Call me sugar
August 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Please do not actually call me sugar. I might punch you. Today's post is by my good friend, Jennie. Check out her hilarious blog, strandedinselma, and my guest post there today. When Robyn asked me to write something for her blog, I nearly peed my … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Growing up downtown, part 2
August 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Back in January, I wrote a post that compared growing up in Madison to growing up out in the country. I was worried that my step-daughter wouldn’t have any space available to get away from her annoying parents when she reached that particular stage. … [Read more...]
Lessons from Midwest Writers Workshop: Historical fiction
August 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Historical fiction is history bent by imagination.” That quote alone above made Barbara Shoup’s session on writing historical fiction worthwhile. For those of you who couldn’t attend the 40th Midwest Writer’s Workshop at Ball State, I’m writing a … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Random Madison History
August 13, 2013 By 2 Comments
I'm doing some research for something I'm writing; I won't call it a novel because it's too much of a mess just yet. But someday it might become a historical novel set in a town like Madison during the 19th century. So if you're looking for all the … [Read more...]
Some amazing things
August 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Last week I wrote a post about the amazing thing that happens every day. People seemed to like it. I decided to start writing down the amazing things that happened to me every day. There’s almost always more than one. It occurred to me that I might … [Read more...]
