From the category archives:

Fiction

Writing … Like Growing a Garden

24.04.2012

One thing I see consistently with new students is the notion they have to produce a perfect story for me, first time out—as in whole, from brain to page. No drafts. Just completed manuscript. Except, writing really doesn’t work that way. Writing grows. Sometimes it starts with a seedling of an idea. Other times, like a [...]

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That Thing Between the Beginning and End…

08.02.2012

I hate when I do this. I have a middle grade book manuscript sitting in front of me that I’ve been working on, on and off, for a while now. I like the story idea. I like the protagonist. I love that it’s a ghost story. But, once again, I’m stuck in the middle. Story [...]

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Unraveling

05.01.2012

I’m not sure it’s going to happen. I don’t think this sweater is going to get knit up. I’ve been knitting a grey pullover forever. And not in the it’s-taking-so-long-to-finish sense. I’ve been frogging and re-knitting, frogging and re-knitting, and the other day frogged the sweater again. I wasn’t satisfied with the size, the pattern, [...]

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Sweet News…

18.10.2011

Just want to crow… One of my stories, “Anna Goes on Vacation,” will be in the November/December 2011 issue of Ladybug. I’m thrilled. I sent this in and sold it so long ago (2004) that I actually forgot about it. I’ve sold and had published several pieces in Ladybug, as well as pieces in Spider [...]

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