Some wise words of advice regarding memoir
Photo Credit: Wiebke Flickr via Compfight cc I’m prepping for my beginning memoir class at The Loft Literary Center (6-8 …
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One word that can cause a lot of harm
Photo Credit: Anderson’s All-Purpose Flickr via Compfight cc I hate this word. It’s a word that sets us up for …
4 reasons to take my memoir workshop in Grand Marais July 15-16
You totally want to be here, right? This is a completely awesome place on earth to write for a weekend. …
My latest obsession: “Alice”
Ah, Logo TV. The network feeds my sitcom addiction. A couple of months ago the network started airing reruns of …
What was the name of that YA series??
For years and years, I could not remember the name of the book series I enjoyed so much as a …
Writing about peace
I’m honored to be part of this “Folios” edition of the journal War, Literature & the Arts. My friend, Jesse Goolsby, edited …
A short excerpt from my manuscript on Camilla Hall and the SLA
I don’t often post works-in-progress here, but I do get a lot of questions regarding what I’m working on now. …
Mankato’s writing talent
Mankato is home to three 2017 Minnesota Book Award finalists, who all appeared March 9 at the local Barnes and …
They exist: Strong female characters in young adult and children’s books
Watch this video: The Ugly Truth of Children’s Books In this video, a mother and daughter remove books from a shelf. …
I am a writer because…
…of this place: And these books: On Tuesday, I went inside the Waseca-Le Sueur Public Library for the first time …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 