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 …
Category Archives: Writing
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 …
Upcoming writing workshops
I’ll be teaching various memoir and nonfiction workshops around Minnesota in the next few months. If you write memoir/nonfiction please …
Memoir class, July 15-16, Grand Marais, Minnesota
I’m so excited to offer again a memoir workshop weekend in Grand Marais this year! I had a fabulous time …
Creative Nonfiction workshop Nov. 3- Dec. 15
If you’re in the Minneapolis area and have some creative nonfiction that you want to workshop, I’m leading a workshopping …
Minnesota: A great state for artists
Minnesota is a great state in general, but especially great because it supports the arts and artists to a high …
Don’t even think of publishing unless you’ve done these 4 things
Photo Credit: Pascal Schwab via Compfight cc Whenever I give writing workshops or teach a writing class, I always end …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 