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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Poets & Writers Magazine Took My Essay!
In perhaps the shortest turnaround of my literary life, Kevin (Editor of PW) emailed and said they want to publish my essay. I just cannot believe it. I am so honored. I love this magazine, its essays, its writers. Last … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, essay accepted, poets and writers, why we write
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Why We Write – Poets & Writers
I just finished an essay titled, “A Woman and a Bird.” It’s for Poets & Writers Magazine’s regular column, “Why We Write.” They welcome unsolicited submissions, and I thought it would be a good time to throw my hat into … Continue reading
The Unglamorous Part of Promotion
No one told me that there would be so much “research” involved. This whole enterprise reminds me of when I started at a nonprofit and there was virtually no grants department whatsoever. I created one from scratch, researched procedures, and … Continue reading
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Tagged elevator speech, pitch letter, press release, researching media
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Gary Jackson, 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize Winner
I went to a poetry reading last night by Gary Jackson, 2009 Winner of the Cave Canem Prize in Poetry given by Graywolf Press. He read from his book titled, Missing You, Metropolis, which he described as containing poems that link … Continue reading
In Praise Of Cultural Omnivores : Monkey See : NPR
In Praise Of Cultural Omnivores : Monkey See : NPR. My dear friend and author, Cindy Brown, referred me to this article which – so much more eloquently and intelligently – describes the phenomena that I have written about in … Continue reading
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Being “Literary” Enough
Sometimes I feel as though I do not fit the “stereotype” (and I put that in quotes because I feel it is a kind of unspoken stereotype among the writing elite, but not one that I believe in) of what … Continue reading
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Tagged doubt, literary, literary writer, squaw valley, stay-at-home mother, writing, writing stereotypes
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Networking
I don’t think most authors are born to network. It’s a skill we must learn, the way we must learn to deal with rejection. If I want to do my own publicity, I need to network, network, network, and I … Continue reading
The Beginning of Publicizing My Novel
I have begun putting together a publicity plan for my novel, After the Tsunami, which is expected to be released late summer or early fall from the Stephen F. Austin State University Press. Publicity is a full-time job: a lot … Continue reading
