I never read Elizabeth Strout’s book Olive Kitteridge. I saw the HBO series and somehow felt a heaviness about it…
A few weeks ago I started a new novel. It’s off to a slow start, for several reasons. For one…
Yesterday I finished reading my first book of 2017—Joshilyn Jackson’s latest novel The Opposite of Everyone (Harper Collins, 2016). What…
My book pick from Octavia Books while visiting New Orleans last week was B. A. Shapiro’s novel, The Muralist. CLICK…
“No matter what is wrong with you, a sausage biscuit will make you feel a whole lot better.”—Lee Smith’s mother…
An agent I queried in February requested the full manuscript of my novel a few weeks ago. She sent me…
About a month ago I was interviewed by the author Pam Cable for her blog. Pam is a generous writer…
Last August I did a post, “Taking Liberties,” about fictionalizing the lives of real, historic people in a novel.…
This morning I woke up thinking about faith, as I often do on Friday mornings. After saying my morning prayers…
Note: Today’s post is a day late. I’ve been busy counting calories. (I’ve lost 3 ½ pounds in 3 days!)…