Editors vs. agents
You have a manuscript. It’s been through a few drafts. It’s been workshopped and read by trusted friends who know …
Tag Archives: writing
The “home” before there were funeral “homes”
Thanks to a Facebook friend, I came across the Avenidas Funeral Chapel‘s information page on the social networking site. This …
You won’t believe the error I caught…
How terrible would it be to have the word “cemetary” in a book about gravedigging? It almost happened! I just …
Mausoleum accolades
The Minneapolis StarTribune named Joan Soranno, the architect who designed the new mausoleum at Lakewood Cemetery, the 2012 Artist of …
My top 5 books of 2012
I’m reviewing my reading list from 2012 and it’s fairly pathetic. I don’t think there’s ever been a year where …
Community, Part 2
In November I wrote a short post that revolved around the notion of community. I consider community an integral part …
Advice from Edwidge Danticat
My local university, Minnesota State University-Mankato, is host to the Good Thunder Reading Series in which top-notch authors visit the …
Online magazine celebrates art that comes from the rural
I’ve blogged before about the cool things going on at Rural America Contemporary Art (RACA), but now the fine folks …
My path to a university press
In April my memoir, We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down, will be published by the University of …
It’s University Press Week!
This week we’re celebrating University Press Week. Oh, you didn’t hear about that? Well, I’m not surprised—it has a pretty …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 