I love those little donuts covered with powdered sugar, but I don’t want to be cleaning their dust off my blue jeans when I’m taking part in a critique session. That sort of thing happens during the let’s-have-coffee-and-chat break at the average face-to-face critique group for writers, doesn’t it? I prefer an on-line critique group….
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Attacking the Truth – The Art of Creative Nonfiction
I love writing creative nonfiction – that is, using the tools and techniques of fiction to discover truth. I love the creative nonfiction of writers like Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, and Richard Selzer. I’ve had a few essays published in major venues and one book, a memoir, in the catalog of The University of Iowa…
Ten Ways to Promote Your Book
You written a book? Now what? Surprise! A book author’s work increases post-publication. And the most important facet of that job is understanding that selling the book is mostly about selling yourself. Here are ten things that help you say “Look at me! I wrote a book!” Never leave home without business cards, bookmarks, or…