My publisher, Huntsville Independent Press, recently published an article about developing an author “brand.” I found the concept interesting. Do writers really have — or need — a “brand?” Writers who work in creative nonfiction are familiar with the concept…
My publisher, Huntsville Independent Press, started the new year by publishing a guest post I wrote for their blog. In the post, I talk about the definition of “success” for a writer — at least, how I define success. Here’s…
I haven’t been keeping up on this blog lately, but that could change soon. I have a busy writing year coming up in 2023. First, the anthology I co-edited with Joan Schweighardt, The Art of Touch: A Collection of Prose…
The day has arrived! The cover has been revealed for the third and final book in my Stray Cat Stories children’s book series. Meet FRAZIER: THE VERY SPECIAL CAT (Writer’s Coffee Bar Press). The book’s release date is National Cat…
Time seems to be passing in strange ways; it’s somehow going both quickly and slowly simultaneously. It’s hard to believe we’re more than half-way through 2021, when 2020 felt like it would last forever — and for the first few…
Just a quick note about two new personal essays that have been accepted by publications. My very short flash essay “Swallow” has been published in the online literary journal pioneertown. You can read the essay here (my bio is longer…
First things first: I hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and well during these challenging times. The light appears to be at the end of the tunnel. Let’s keep on keepin’ on until we all get through this together.…
The early mornings are cooling off in Boston. For a time in July it was too hot to sit out behind our house with a cup of hot coffee in the mornings. That’s changing now; I can enjoy a little…
Why do animals and wildlife figure so prominently in my writing? An interviewer asked me that question recently. At the time I answered the best way I could, but I have thought a lot about that question over the past…
The very first time I heard Jasen Sousa read, I knew he was something special. Something different. His energy and rhythm were those of a young rapper, and his topic that day was a woman lost, a story from the…