Lisa RiveroWhat’s it like to have an agent? I’ve been asked that a few times recently, perhaps because after having written for several years, I now, for the first time, am represented by a literary agent for my children’s historical novel, Planting Words: My Friend Oscar Micheaux. It’s not at all what I expected, in the …
This is a quick post to share a few fun links. First, I am thoroughly enjoying participating in Kelsey Ketch’s “Create a Scene Tuesday” series. Yesterday got away from me before I could play, so I’ll be adding my scene for this week, which is a back-to-school theme, today. Please join me there! Second, if …
According to Jerome Stern, in Writing Shapely Fiction (Norton, 1991), “genre means specific categories like science fiction, fantasy, horror, espionage, detective, Western, romance, young adult.
Sunday Morning by Wallace Stevens Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice. She dreams a little… Complacency: 1. The fact or state of being pleased with a thing or …
I’m excited about being back in the classroom soon. One of the best things about teaching, especially teaching writing, is that I am in a continual workshop, learning from my class preparation and my students as much as if not more than they learn from me. For example, one of my favorite writing “textbooks” for …