Category: blog

January 25, 2019

New Book Cover Reveal: January 30

My first novel, The Shaman of Turtle Valley, will be published by Braddock Avenue Books on May 14, 2019.  And on January 30, the…
January 19, 2019

High Road Festival of Poetry and Short Fiction

There’s a new literary festival in town. For many years, Press 53 has operated its Gathering of Poets in Winston-Salem, NC, and has also…
January 18, 2019

Ragdale Residency

Another month, another residency. Last month I wrote about my wonderful residency at VCCA-France in Auvillar. After I had scheduled that residency, I was…
January 3, 2019

Tips for Writers: Knowing Your Characters . . . and Yourself

Every year since 2001 I’ve seen at least one performance of A Christmas Carol at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. The cast…
January 1, 2019

2019 Writing Goals

First things first: Happy New Year! For a lot of people, 2018 wasn’t so great, so I hope 2019 is great for you. As…
December 31, 2018

2018 Writing Goals: Looking Back

On January 1, 2018, I published this post: 2018 Writing Goals. Today, on December 31, 2018, it’s time to look back at how I…
December 30, 2018

My Year in Reading: 2018

Every year, as a Goodreads user, I set a reading goal for the year. For 2018, my goal was to read 72 books, which…
December 27, 2018

Visit to Paris

After my recent post about my residency at VCCA France in Auvillar, there wasn’t much more to say. I was writing in my studio…
November 27, 2018

In Residence at VCCA-France

A week ago, I boarded a train in Bordeaux (see what I did there?) and an hour later disembarked in the city of Agen,…