Break out your laurel wreaths and pens–The Muse and the Marketplace kicks off today. This is the twelfth in a series of micro-interviews by an author, agent or editor who is attending the event. Micro-Interview with Erika Dreifus What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? Here’s a situation that I [...]
Countdown to the Muse: Micro-Interview 11 (Bethanne Kelly Patrick)
One day more… until The Muse and the Marketplace! This is the eleventh in a series of micro-interviews by an author, agent or editor who will be attending the event. Micro-Interview with Bethanne Kelly Patrick What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? The toughest criticism to receive on writing is… [...]
A small, good thing from Marathon Monday
“‘You probably need to eat something,’ the baker said. ‘I hope you’ll eat some of my hot rolls. You have to eat and keep going. Eating is a small, good thing in a time like this,’ he said.” At the end of Raymond Carver’s story, “A Small, Good Thing” (1983), a baker offers coffee [...]
Treasure or Junk? Notes from a Muse Past
This weekend, while the sun was shining and the birds chirping, I was not outside. I was knee deep in the dust and junk in my office, looking for some old family photos for my new website. Oh boy. It had been seven years, two books, a dozen manuscripts, 20 research projects and scores of workshops [...]
Countdown to the Muse: Micro-Interview 10 (Matthew Frederick)
T-minus two days ’til The Muse and the Marketplace. This is the tenth in a series of micro-interviews by an author, agent or editor who will be attending the event. Micro-Interview with Matthew Frederick What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? In the nonfiction realm in which I teach (and [...]
Tips For Those New to the Muse
Are you coming to the Muse and the Marketplace conference for the first time this year? It’s easy to find all the information you need about logistics and your schedule, but what about the questions that really matter? Questions like: What should I wear? Who will I talk to? What will I say if I [...]
Thinking Like a Photographer
The process of taking photographs is calming for me, but not only that, it reminds me of how to observe. Even if most of my pictures are worthless out-of-focus nature shots, I find that at the end of my walk, I am able to think more clearly, I am able to write more carefully and freely.
Countdown to the Muse: Micro-Interview 9 (Cam Terwilliger)
… And we’re back. Merely three short days until The Muse and the Marketplace. This is the ninth in a series of micro-interviews by an author, agent or editor who will be attending the event. Micro-Interview with Cam Terwilliger What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? The most devastating criticism [...]
Countdown to the Muse: Micro-Interview 8 (Maria Gagliano)
Seven heavenly days until we kick off The Muse and the Marketplace. This is the eighth in a series of micro-interviews by an author, agent or editor who will be attending the event. Micro-Interview with Maria Gagliano What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? As an editor, the toughest criticism [...]
Countdown to the Muse: Micro-Interview 7 (Henriette Lazaridis Power)
Eight short days to go until The Muse and the Marketplace. This is the seventh in a series of micro-interviews by an author, agent or editor who will be attending the event. Micro-Interview with Henriette Lazaridis Power What is the toughest criticism to give or receive on writing? I think the toughest to receive [...]
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Slaying Genre: Do You Believe In Magic?
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The Gestation Period
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Do Elephants Cry?
