For starters, that’s me on the cover. Not metaphorically or photoshopped in, but me in actual corporeal and metaphysical glory, half-immersed in a lake, in the time between darkness and full-blown sunrise. I’m glad I was given the opportunity by … Continued
Past two months I was in a weird limbo, hunkered down in the transitional space between the poetry collection that has found a home and the new collection percolating in my head. This space was not comfortable and felt like … Continued
The cover is the first thing people see about your book. You want it to grab attention and set up an expectation of what the book is about. I am so glad the Press gave me the opportunity to contribute … Continued
I opted for traditional publishing but let’s be clear: there is nothing wrong with self-publishing. Writers choose traditional publishing or self-publishing based on decisions about what is best for their book and their trajectory as a writer. With so many … Continued
“You’ve been working on your book forever!” “How long has it been? 3 years? 5 years?” “At this rate you’ll never finish.” If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard the above or some version of it at least once. Worse, … Continued
I know, I know. I ended the last post saying until next week and it has been four years, seven months and a day. Sorry mom, got held up in traffic. The big news! My poetry collection, Stones Hold Water, … Continued
The past year and a half was a time of ruthless revision – polishing and compiling my work into a manuscript that I hope, in the near future, publishers everywhere will start a ferocious bidding war to acquire (ha!). It … Continued