Living In Place
Your Book, Your Way
Shortly after Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, the publishing house was born: Publishers owned the presses, bought the rights to what they published, and...
What I Learned at Publishing School
Digital technology is revolutionizing how books are produced and delivered, and antiquated business models for acquiring and marketing books are leeching profits from...
Getting Started With Groups
I had three children in four years, so even though well-wishers assured me I’d be able to write while the kids slept, I confess to being a slacker: when my kids napped, so did I....
Gotta Get Dressed
Wendy recently posted advice about how a writer needs to stay fit to survive [Survival of the Fittest]. Well, I recently learned that a writer also needs to get dressed. I quit...
Unless It Moves The Human Heart
If you are like me and chose not to pursue an MFA because you think no one can really teach you to write, and that writing is something you have to learn for yourself, then Roger...
Born Yesterday
I wasn’t born yesterday – but I might as well have been. The technologies of contemporary life are all new to me. In the past month, I’ve upgraded to an iPhone, purchased a...