I feel a little sad when someone purchases my work and is unhappy with it. Fortunately, I usually only hear from folks who have nice things to say. But I’m open to criticism, as long as it’s, well, reasonable. Recently, I received this (unedited) email from R.S.: __I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE OF …Read More

I was in Roanoke, Virginia last week for the Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop, a six day extravaganza of the writerly sort. Workshops, readings, tasty food, scintillating conversation and, yes, okay, a few late-night beer chats. Good fun all around! The title of my Thursday Craft Seminar was “Writing Genre–Will They Respect Me in the Morning?” …Read More