Living Arrangements is the book of the week over at Fiction Writers Review. That means three readers will win free copies of the book. All you have to do to be eligible is follow FWR at @fictionwriters on Twitter. And in the spirit of short story collection giveaways — and Short Story Month itself, which [...]

I’m thrilled to share that the Fiction Writers Review has posted an interview with yours truly. Anne Stameshkin — a fellow writer from Lancaster, PA — asks me some wonderful questions about writing, publicity, Living Arrangements, short fiction, and more. I love the Fiction Writers Review and I think you should all head over there [...]

It’s May, which means it’s Short Story Month, which means it’s the perfect time to spread some story love. I’m participating in the Fiction Writers Review’s 2012 Collection Giveaway Project, and you can reap the benefits — a free copy of Anthony Doerr’s Memory Wall. I picked up my copy in October at the Ohioana [...]

Earlier this week, I won a copy of the story collection Not So Perfect by Nik Perring via Downith‘s giveaway. She was inspired by the Fiction Writers Review’s Short Story Month collection giveaway project, which I sadly did not participate in. But fear not — I plan to do some giveaways in the future. Our [...]

Thank you to the wonderful Fiction Writers Review for pointing me toward this gem: The Lisa Simpson Book Club! When I was a kid, my brother Craig liked to joke that I was just like Lisa Simpson. While some people might horrified to be compared to such a grade-A nerd, I knew better. After all, [...]

I finally won one of those blog book giveaways. (See? Blogging and commenting: It pays.) I won a copy of Separate Beds by Elizabeth Buchan, courtesy of Viking, through Lisa Romeo Writes. Click here for Elizabeth’s thoughtful guest blog entry about what it means to be a writer, how writing and publishing are completely different [...]