Category: blog

December 15, 2012

Tips for Writers: New Year Resolutions

I haven’t had the most productive writing year, for a variety of reasons (i.e., excuses). I’m determined to do better in 2013. It’s time,…
December 14, 2012

2012 The Year in Reading: Books that didn’t suck

That’s not a fair title. Much of what I read this year was terrific. But I’m resisting the urge to title this post “The…
December 11, 2012

The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing I had the pleasure of meeting Tara Laskowski last year at Press 53’s annual Wine & Words Fest when she was honored…
December 5, 2012

[My] Books Make Great Gifts!

Books make great gifts. Right? I mean, they’re compact and easy to wrap. They don’t cost much to mail. They’re durable, require no batteries, and…
November 21, 2012

Blogging hiatus and VCCA residency

I am in the middle of a brief residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and so I’ve not been blogging regularly….
October 25, 2012

Peeking Between the Pages Reviews What the Zhang Boys Know

Another blogger is heard from on the Virtual Book Tour for What the Zhang Boys Know. This time, it’s Peeking Between the Pages who has…
October 23, 2012

Reading on a Rainy Day Reviews What the Zhang Boys Know

The Virtual Book Tour continues. Today we hear from Reading on a Rainy Day, which had some very nice things to say about What the…
October 16, 2012

BookNAround Reviews What the Zhang Boys Know

The Virtual Book Tour continues. Recently, the blog BookNAround posted a review of What the Zhang Boys Know that does a good job of exploring…
October 15, 2012

What the Zhang Boys . . . Eat

The friendly folks at the Book Club Cook Book invited me to share with them a recipe that is somehow tied to my new…
October 15, 2012

Essay: Doorways on the Creative Process

Here’s a short essay that I wrote for the The Story Prize Blog, all about my creative process while working on the first draft…