Guest Speaker
Being the guest speaker at the VCFA winter residency and how my experience there as a student influenced my writing of Torch.
Armchair Traveler Through Time: An Interview with Amber Lough
Interview with the author of new YA historical novel Open Fire, set in Russia in 1917, at a time of war and revolution.
Mental Health in the Time of Covid-19: Guest Post by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Nora Shalaway Carpenter, author of The Edge of Anything, discusses her novel, OCD, and helpful resources to get us through the current pandemic.
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Armchair Traveler
Because of my broken ankle, I missed this year's New York Times Travel Show and that opportunity to plan my summer trip, which will -- ankle permitting -- take us…
Non-Heroic Narratives
A collective memoir of the occupied Polish-Ukrainian city of Lwów (Lviv) before, during, and after World War II as an alternative to the Hero's Journey.
Time Travels with Nicole Valentine
Interview with Nicole Valentine on writing the time travel novel, the need for persistence, and the inspiration for her debut.
The Uses and Misuses of Mentor Texts
The importance of reading, even if it means a writer is thrown off-course though admiration for books read.
Translation Workshop
Since becoming co-chair of the PEN Translation Committee, I've been working on some new initiatives that draw from my experience as a writer of my own fiction and a translator…
A New Agent!
Readers who are familiar with the publishing industry already know this, but many of my blog's readers are not familiar with the process of making books (making sausage is clean…
Workshops, Workshops
It's back-to-school week here in New York, and my daughter is preparing for her first class of fifth graders who will arrive tomorrow. And I'm scheduling my own back-to-school events…