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The Imperfect Writing Life

At AWP16 in Los Angeles in March, I went to a fabulous panel called The Imperfect Writing Life with Samantha Dunn moderating and Andre DeBus III (author of House of Sand and Fog and Townie), Carol Edgarian (author of Rise the Euphrates and Three Stages of Amazement), Neil Thompson (director of publishing at Amazon) and […]

May 24th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Craft of Writing, Writing | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Writerland News and Updates

1. WordPress

I have finally moved my entire website into WordPress, so I can update it regularly, and I’m very excited about that! I’ll be posting latest news and events on the Home page and upcoming classes on the Classes page.

2. MailChimp

I’ve also moved the Writerland blog subscription from Feedburner to MailChimp, […]

April 6th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Blogging, Publishing, Writing | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)

10 Things You Should Take to Every Writers Conference

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I thought I was so prepared at AWP 15 this year, but there were a few essentials I didn’t take that would have made my conference run much smoother:

1. Business cards

I can’t emphasize enough how much you should take a stack of business […]

May 6th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Blogging, Marketing, Publishing, The Author Platform, Writing | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

AWP 15: Minneapolis, Here I Come!

I’m getting excited for AWP! I just bought a new umbrella, and I’m digging my coats and sweaters out of the closet. I’ll be moderating a panel Thursday morning and participating in a reading Thursday afternoon. Please come to one or both if you’re going to AWP. I’d love to see/meet you! Details about my […]

April 6th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Books, Craft of Writing, Marketing, Memoir, Poetry, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Author Platform, Writing | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Should You Get a PhD in Creative Writing?

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At AWP in February, one of the best panels I attended was titled “What’s a PhD in Creative Writing Worth?” The conclusions I drew after hearing each panelist speak were:

A) You should only get a PhD in Creative Writing if you plan to teach and […]

April 1st, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Craft of Writing, Publishing, Writing | 68 comments - (Comments are closed)