Originally published in Woolfzine (2017) Now Playing: Virginia Woolf by Robyn Hitchcock (I heard him do it live. Snaps.) I wrote Looking for Virginia back in 2007 for a creative writing class. For a long time, I wasn’t sure what I’d made, only that it felt sharp and strange and necessary. No one saw itContinue reading “From the Forgotten Drawer: Looking for Virginia”
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Adventures in Chaotic Home Improvement
This is the story of how my accidental writing hiatus turned into an accidental home improvement extravaganza. But first, a couple of pieces of great news. One, Southern-Fried Woolf is a Semi-Finalist (to date) in Literary Fiction, The Best of Indie, 12th Annual Kindle Book Awards. Huzzah! The second is something I’ve been waiting forContinue reading “Adventures in Chaotic Home Improvement”
Day Nine: Briscoe’s Mother, Jules Jenkins, and Blair Mountain
Please visit the gorgeous post over on Instagram created by A Blue Box Full of Books. She pairs Southern-Fried Woolf with a copy of Mrs. Dalloway! It gives me goosebumps to see my work side by side with Woolf’s. One of the quirkiest characters in my book is Briscoe’s mother Jules. Let’s get into it.Continue reading “Day Nine: Briscoe’s Mother, Jules Jenkins, and Blair Mountain”
Day Eight: Why Briscoe Has an Eating Disorder
TW: Talk of A Character’s Eating Disorder, Discussion of Virginia Woolf’s Possible Anorexia Thank you for visiting my blog on Day Eight of my book launch! I’m delighted to have you here. First of all, let me say that though I have the utmost sympathy for those struggling with eating disorders, I haven’t ever hadContinue reading “Day Eight: Why Briscoe Has an Eating Disorder”
Day Seven: My “Plumfield” and A LONG LISTING for SFW!
Welcome to Day Seven of my blog tour, sponsored by Madame Writer of Wrongs. So many thanks to her for sharing my book! https://www.madamewriterofwrongs.com/ First up, I just discovered that Southern-Fried Woolf has been chosen for the 2022 Somerset CIBAS Long List for Literary and Contemporary Fiction! I’m so pleased and honored! One of theContinue reading “Day Seven: My “Plumfield” and A LONG LISTING for SFW!”
Day Six: This is What Saturday Looks Like
Hey there, friends! This is Day Six of ye olde blog tour. The lovely Kat of Cornwall, England, has shared about my book on her website, and I’m so grateful. Yes, please sign up for prizes and read chapter one if you haven’t yet over there! And thank you, Kat! Today, Barry and I recordedContinue reading “Day Six: This is What Saturday Looks Like”
Day Five: Books I’m Reading
I’m grateful for Sadie over at Sadie’s Spotlight for sharing about my novel today on this, the fifth day of my blog tour. Thank you, Sadie! You know the drill…go register for those goodies! Sorry that I’m getting around to posting this so late, but it’s been a full day. But hey, I’m about toContinue reading “Day Five: Books I’m Reading”
Day Four: Belated Happy 141st Birthday, Virginia!
Last night I was visited by an old friend. Well, actually she’s been staying with me for three days, or should I say nights. Insomnia. As a result, today will be a truncated post. You don’t mind, do you? First up, let me give my deep appreciation to Steph over at “A Dream Within aContinue reading “Day Four: Belated Happy 141st Birthday, Virginia!”
Day Three of the Tour: Flowers
It’s Day 3 of the Southern-Fried Woolf blog tour! Thanks so very much to Virginia Lee for spotlighting my book! As a blanket statement, if you visit any of these stops you can sign up to win that bookshop.org gift card. Go get it! While I can’t say I’ve ever been one to pay muchContinue reading “Day Three of the Tour: Flowers”
A Deep Dive into the Woolf Conference Chapter
Day 2 of my virtual book tour for Southern-Fried Woolf is here! So many thanks to Two Cool Chicks for sharing. BTW, you can sign up to win a $25 gift card to bookshop.org over there, too! There were a couple of neat tidbits that I wanted to dig out to share with you, butContinue reading “A Deep Dive into the Woolf Conference Chapter”
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