Hi, all! It’s a fantastic thing when you start the year with a new publication credit. I am happy to report that my flash story, In the Dark, was published on January 1, 2017 with Ghost Parachute Literary Magazine. If…
Reading with Lauren Groff
Hi, all! I didn’t have a chance to post it (it has been a busy year!), but I had the honor of reading with the fabulous Lauren Groff, National Book Award finalist and author of Fates and Furies. I have…
I’m Reading with Lauren Groff & Hunter Choate at Functionally Literate!
Hi, all! I was invited by the lovely folks at Burrow Press to read with National Book Award Finalist, Lauren Groff, and Hunter Choate! The reading is part of their Functionally Literate series, which I am a huge fan of….
Teaching Fiction 101 at Orange County Public Library
I had the pleasure of teaching a general fiction class this past August at the Eatonville Branch of Orange County Public Library. One of my favorite things to do is meet new writers. The writers who attended the class were…
Summer Days: Visiting My MFA Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University
I was ecstatic when the director of my MFA program, Rene Steinke, emailed to ask if I’d be willing to sit on a lit mag panel during the Alumni residency this past August. I had always dreamed of going back…
Reading at Art & History Museums Maitland
I had a lovely time reading at the Art & History Museums Maitland this past Friday! Thank you to everyone who came to support me. A special thanks to Naomi Butterfield for inviting me. It was a wonderful night!
Ready. Set. Write! Check-in (Week 7)
Hello all! I’m checking in today for Ready. Set. Write! My summer goals are posted here, if you missed my post a few weeks ago. If you’d like to participate in Ready. Set. Write, you can find out more information…
Ready. Set. Write! Check-in
Hello all! I’m checking in today for Ready. Set. Write! My summer goals are posted here, if you missed my post last week. If you’d like to participate in Ready. Set. Write, you can find out more information on Jamie…
Goals: The Ready Set Write Challenge
Hello all! As writers, we can sometimes be intimidated by our seemingly endless to-do lists. That may be the very reason why I’ve been avoiding revisions on my novel. There is some work to do and to be honest, it…
March 2015 Reading List
I’m still keeping track of my reading every month. Here’s what I read in March: 2 published books: Shhh by Mathieu Cailler My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga 2 client manuscripts 9 academic essays for clients 40…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World – March 30, 2015
Hello all! It has been a very busy month in terms of both writing and editing. BUT I could not let the month go by without at least one opportunities post. I hope that you are still finding the motivation…
February Reading
I got the idea from one of my Twitter writer pals, (Evelyn Alfred) to keep track of the things that I’m reading each month. This list may not be fully inclusive, because there were times when I felt too tired…
