It's not my fault. The beautiful weather we've been having around these parts fooled me. I didn't realize that National Novel Writing Month is just six days away. Except for the beautiful colored leaves, it doesn't even feel like fall, much less like almost-November. I haven't prepared at all. So, fair warning, folks. I am … Continue reading It’s not my fault…
The Law of Immediate Forgiveness
The Journey: an experiment
In The Law of Immediate Forgiveness, the story I'm revising to prepare for submitting to agents and publishers later this summer, Amy June and her Grandpa take a road trip from central Washington to South Dakota. This is a trip I've never done myself, so I asked friends and family who have to contribute their … Continue reading The Journey: an experiment
Forgiveness Haiku
When I teach graduate students about writing master's theses and doctoral dissertations, I ask them to write a haiku that describes their topics. I tell them: if you can't put your topic into a haiku, you don't know it well enough yet. So, as I'm working on the structure of The Law of Immediate Forgiveness, … Continue reading Forgiveness Haiku
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