Work-in-Progress

I am off to the annual AWP Conference in New York City (7,500 writers in one place—angst and gossip galore) and should be back to blogging ...

C.M. Mayo , my friend and blogger extraordinaire (check out Madam Mayo ), is offering a one day workshop on Literary Travel Writing at the W...

Here’s an interesting event down in Richmond, sponsored by James River Writers and the Richmond Times-Dispatch : The Writing Show: Writer, E...

Here’s another short-short fiction contest; I think these catch my eye because I’m so impressed with the idea that people (not me!) can writ...

Some good news: Paula Whyman , who has written memorably for the blog about wrestling with a novel in progress that wasn’t quite progressin...

I met Judy Leaver through the DC Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association (the first WNBA!), which is a fabulous networking group ...

I recently wrote this post about my fondness for index cards as a way to help focus my thoughts during the revision of my novel and wanted ...