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July 7, 2016 |
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““There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” W. Somerset Maugham...
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November 8, 2015 |
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Writing is fun. Writing is in your blood. You don’t know what else you would do. Writing sucks. It’s repetitive, lonely, sometimes even soul crushing. You wonder if...
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September 23, 2015 |
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“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”...
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September 19, 2015 |
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My story on winemaker Deirdre Heekin and her Vermont vineyard in Wine Spectator has just been published. Read about Deirdre’s natural winemaking in the off the beaten path...
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September 23, 2014 |
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From time to time people ask me how to get travel stories published and I confess that this is a bit of a crapshoot. Sometimes it’s timing – I once pitched an editor a...
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September 5, 2014 |
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A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit. Richard Bach...
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July 20, 2014 |
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… Okay I wish I knew how agents work but I will tell you they are looking for something they can sell. I – or you – may have written a stupendous work of genius...
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June 29, 2014 |
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The right editor is an invaluable tool for whipping a manuscript into shape – a private editor that is. Sure, someday we all hope to have a great editor guide our novel...
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May 29, 2014 |
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I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.Peter de Vries...
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May 20, 2014 |
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I thought long and hard about the first blog post for this site. Should I bemoan the constant rejection? Complain about hack politicians? Berate the Yankees for spending $200...