FIRST REVIEWS are in for SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING!

I am beyond thrilled with the first two reviews for SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING! Ed Tarkington’s review at Chapter 16,…

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Media Blitz and 4 events Coming SOON!

It’s almost May. But before we say goodbye to April, I have one final event at which I’ will be…

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My Exaggerated Life: Pat Conroy—Q & A with author Katherine Clark

I just finished reading the oral biography, My Exaggerated Life: Pat Conroy, as told to Katherine Clark. I was interested…

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National Library Week and Take Action for Libraries Day!

This week marks the 60th year that America has celebrated NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. Back in the 1950s, Americans (like ME!)…

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Two Writing Conferences this Summer: I’m Leading Three Workshops and Moderating Two Panels

I’m so excited to be leading three workshops and two panels at two writer’s conferences this summer: Alabama Writer’s Conclave,…

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Small Mississippi Towns and the Characters That (Might) Live There!

Eleven years ago this August I went to the first Mississippi Writers Guild Conference in Clinton, Mississippi. It was pivotal…

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