Month: June 2012

June 20, 2012

Tips for Writers: Setting Goals

Today, June 20, is the first day of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere.  School is out. Work schedules are relaxed. Football season is a…
June 18, 2012

New Website

This post is a little circular because I’m announcing the arrival of my new website and integrated blog, but since you’re seeing the post,…
June 16, 2012

Happy Bloomsday!

It’s June 16, Bloomsday, the day on which James Joyce’s Ulysses takes place. I’ve read the book before, but this year, beginning today, I’ve…
June 13, 2012

Buy a book on June 14!

Buy this book! No, seriously. Go to my Amazon.com page and buy this book on June 14. Or you could visit the publisher’s website…
June 11, 2012

The New Yorker: “Monstro” by Junot Diaz

June 4 & 11, 2012: “Monstro” by Junot Díaz Quite a story. The voice seems typical for Díaz—sort of a post-apocalyptic Yunior. But in…
June 10, 2012

Events!

With my new book scheduled for release on September 1, I’m beginning to schedule events. Lots of events. Teaching, reading, speaking, whatever. Check out…
June 10, 2012

The New Yorker: “Black Box” by Jennifer Egan

June 4 & 11, 2012: “Black Box” by Jennifer Egan, plus Part One. I found this unreadable on my first, lazy effort. I don’t…
June 8, 2012

Fall for the Book, September 26-30

I am very pleased that I’ll be participating in this year’s Fall for the Book Festival in Northern Virginia. Besides me, there are some…
June 7, 2012

Gathering of Writers, August 18, 2012

The Gathering of Writers, hosted by Press 53 and Prime Number Magazine, is a full-day workshop for fiction and nonfiction writers on August 18,…
June 7, 2012

Look at me, I’m a poet.

I’m a fiction writer. But I do like to read poetry and from time to time I also write poetry. I almost NEVER submit…