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Deep Valley Book Festival goes virtual!

October 7, 2020

Like many organizations, the Deep Valley Book Festival had to pivot this year and find a way to deliver content …

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Book festivals? Yay or nay?

October 19, 2017

If you’re a published author, you may have been invited to participate in a book festival. Did you accept the …

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Minnesota: A great state for artists

October 4, 2016

Minnesota is a great state in general, but especially great because it supports the arts and artists to a high …

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Facing rejection: Tips for writers

May 26, 2016

Photo Credit: Simpel1 via Compfight cc My philosophy regarding rejection is pretty simple: submit widely, and you’ll probably get a …

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Thoughts on the negative book review

April 23, 2016

What do you think of a “bad” book review? I’m not talking about a reviewer who brings up a couple of …

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What’s making me happy this week (April 10)

April 12, 2015

My three favorite things this week come from the AWP Conference, held in Minneapolis April 8-11.

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Connecting readers with writers

November 16, 2014

  I had the honor of being part of the inaugural Bookmatch event, which was held Nov. 8 at Central …

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4 reasons to attend Bookmatch Nov. 8 in Minneapolis

October 31, 2014

From the website: “Looking for a new literary love connection? Bookmatch is a fun, fast-paced reading series that unites passionate …

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You won’t believe how popular this author photo is

August 30, 2014

My memoir takes place in a cemetery, so naturally I wanted an author photo that had a cemetery background. I …

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Artists not welcome

July 2, 2014

I’m spoiled. No surprise to people who know me, ha! But here I’m talking about spoiled in the creative sense. …

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