I get lots of questions about writing—the craft of it, what my work day is like, how to begin a project. For those of you who are local (Twin Cities area or SE MN), I’m teaching a class on August 25th, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Crossings at Carnegie. I’m including the class info […]
Reading Like a Writer
I’ve just finished a second run-through of Francine Prose’s book Reading Like a Writer. I read it when it first came out, but this time, I gleaned much more, perhaps because I’ve written a novel in the interim…and know where my weaknesses lie. Sadly, the book left me feeling inept and incapable, especially as I […]
If You Want to Write
Last Thursday evening, at my Rochester Art Center reading, a woman asked, “When did you start calling yourself an author?” It’s a good question, one that, I’m sure, every artist asks him- or herself. Does the label come with the simple act of writing? Do you accept the label when you’ve become published…or won an […]
Fiction Writing Suggestions
Today, I feel tapped out–in all ways. I’m not feeling very creative, nor am I getting much writing done. It’s discouraging to have come this far (to the publication stage), then experience such doldrums. But I rest in the fact that it can’t last too long (oh, please, don’t tell me differently!), and we’ll all […]