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. …
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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 …
#WritersResist, Mankato edition
I was honored to be invited to be part of Mankato’s #WritersResist event on January 15. The event was billed as …
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 …
On writing slowly
I saw this video on Facebook a few days ago. For all of us who need a little boost, who …
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 …
What will you do with that English degree?
School started this week at MSU-Mankato; as always, the first week went by quickly. The week was filled with reconnecting …
Two fall nonfiction Loft classes
I’ll be teaching two nonfiction classes at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis this fall. One is focused on narrative …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 