Everything is in prelaunch mode over here at Southern-Fried Woolf central; I’m getting really excited to share her with the world in January 2023. I’ve just booked a blog tour which will run for an entire month from the week before she launches to, auspiciously, my departed father’s birthday. (I didn’t set the exact tourContinue reading “Literary Journal Submission Etiquette: An Interview with Elizabeth Burton; Prelaunch Update”
Category Archives: Writing
Fettucine Mio Amore: The Lincoln Highway’s Last Supper Scene
Hi, Friends! I have some news to share before I get into today’s post: my second novel, Southern-Fried Woolf (SFW), has been longlisted in the Page 100 competition! I’m thrilled. SFW also received a great editorial review recently. Here’s a line from it: “A celebration of how books and music can help one transcend life’sContinue reading “Fettucine Mio Amore: The Lincoln Highway’s Last Supper Scene”
Think Bigger…
Barry and I recently spoke with the ebullient Melissa Hamilton on our podcast. She brought along her sidekick, Sunny, an adorable puppet. (I *may* have a literary greats finger puppet collection and a couple of dusty YouTube videos of me with Kwali the Koala bear, my humble hand puppet, somewhere.) It made me wish weContinue reading “Think Bigger…”
The “Pitch Your Pants Off” Challenge
Barry and I have, besides working on our new podcast, created a writing pitch challenge. There are so many moving pieces to a career in writing that it can be overwhelming. Which path to take? Where to start? We asked ourselves just that as we put this challenge together. And we decided that it startsContinue reading “The “Pitch Your Pants Off” Challenge”
Talland House: the Return of Lily Briscoe
Once my husband and I discovered a roll of film in a chest drawer in our house. When we had it developed, we were astonished to see photos of us in our first apartment twenty years before. It was unexpected; it was delightful. It was both old and new. I had that same experience readingContinue reading “Talland House: the Return of Lily Briscoe”
How to Publish Frequently
TW: addiction Barry and I recently had the honor of interviewing our friend, poet and fiction writer Andrew Najberg. Andrew is one prolific writer and has been published frequently. (Rumor has it that he has more publishing news to share since speaking with us. I can’t wait to hear more about that!) Take a listenContinue reading “How to Publish Frequently”
Of Bedsheets and Page One
I’ve just crossed the 30K wordcount line in my third novel, though a good part of that has involved revisions. I wanted to take the time to say hello. First, I have had two Virginia Woolf sightings this week. One was in the admittedly juvenile movie, Senior Year, on Netflix. I always say that I’mContinue reading “Of Bedsheets and Page One”
The MFA Payday Podcast is LIVE!
Okay, I can finally spill the beans about what exactly I’ve been working with that mindset coach on: Barry and I have just uploaded our FIRST episode of our podcast, MFA Payday! You can listen now. We interviewed MFA grad, writer and photographer Matt Berman. Also visit our website where you can sign up forContinue reading “The MFA Payday Podcast is LIVE!”
Write. Read. Beach. Repeat. Freewrite.
My dream of taking my Freewrite to the beach came true over Labor Day weekend! And let me say, I’m here for it! It was as wonderful as I thought it would be. I needed to write a seaside scene, so obviously this was the perfect time and place to write one. The weather wasContinue reading “Write. Read. Beach. Repeat. Freewrite.”
Mourn No More for the Dinosaurs
A character in my newest novel is writing poetry. Didn’t ask him to, didn’t expect it. But there it is. I sent Hubby an email the other day telling him that my MC just found a poem that Eric wrote with the line “Mourn no more for the dinosaurs.” (Yup, I think it’s cheesy onContinue reading “Mourn No More for the Dinosaurs”
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