I’m thrilled to be teaming up with E.A. Aymar for the third session of my four-part webinar series “Short and…
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Category Archives: Writing Exercises
Mason Homecoming: Fiction on the Fly
I’ll be hosting two events this week as part of a programming partnership between George Mason University’s Creative Writing Program…
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N.C. Writers’ Network—Saturday, November 14
This week, the North Carolina Writers’ Network hosts its annual Fall Conference—a virtual conference this year, for the first time.…
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Inner Loop Radio: Musical Musings
Thanks to Rachel Coonce and Abi Newhouse at the Inner Loop Radio for inviting me to talk about writing routines,…
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Triangle Sisters in Crime Workshop: September 30
I’m so pleased to be one of the featured presenters at an all-day workshop hosted by the Triangle Chapter of…
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Forms of Poetry
In the middle of packing up my home office for our upcoming move, I found several binders with work from…
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Weekend Events: Leesburg, VA & Raleigh, NC
This weekend, I’ll be appearing in two states in a little less than 48 hours! First, on Friday, November 4,…
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SleuthSayers: The Possibilities Are Endless
The first day of my fiction workshop at George Mason University this semester got me thinking about the pressures to…
Continue reading →The Creative Habit
Among the award recipients at this past weekend’s Kennedy Center Honors was dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp, maybe most widely…
Continue reading →Revisions Everywhere (Two Exercises)
I would say it’s that time of the semester, but I’m encountering “revisions” everywhere — and all the bad feelings…
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