Yesterday was quite the literary day for my mailbox: The Sun, Fence, and Poets & Writers all arrived at once. Because I’ve been a bit overwhelmed with work and writing lately, this post will be a short and sweet “Guess the Magazine” contest. You know, if you define “contest” as something that has no prize [...]

First, thanks to everyone for all the supportive and positive comments about my book cover. I appreciate it! In other good news, the November/December 2011 issue of Poets & Writers magazine includes my article, “Price of Submission: The Evolution of Reading Fees and Their Cost to the Community.” (Available in print only.) I spoke to [...]

Since my Poets & Writers piece “The Dotted Line: Navigating Literary Magazine Contracts” came out a few months ago, I’ve received some feedback from various people, including a lit mag editor, a reviewer, the head of a writers’ organization, and, of course, other writers. Their comments generally boiled down to: “Thank you for explaining an [...]

When I find a favorite, I tend to stick with it to the point of insufferable predictability. This one takeout lunch place near my office starts making my order when I walk in the door (noodles with tofu and peanut sauce, by the way). I almost always order the vegan pesto burger at another cafe. [...]

Want to read the scandalous details (okay, SVH is still on my brain from the other day) about the literary journal that accepted my short story for publication only to unceremoniously drop it after a contract dispute? If so, head on out to a bookstore and pick up the May/June 2011 issue of Poets & [...]

Eileen Pollack’s article “Track Changes”  in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers (sorry, no link; only available in print) discusses the lost “physical art” of writing — the good old days of using manual typewriters and carbon paper and mimeograph and ditto machines. She also mentions the Apple IIe, a computer my family had [...]

You have no idea how happy I am that March is here. I had a bunch of deadlines to meet by the end of February and I still can’t believe I actually finished everything on time. To celebrate, I’m taking a break from writing/revising this week. Or at least I thought I was — now [...]

Comments and emails are still trickling in following the publication of my essay (“The Pressure of Young Promise“) in Poets & Writers and I wholeheartedly appreciate each and every one. I can say that broadcasting your story of failure and rejection is worth it if it connects you to other writers who have gone through [...]

Since my Poets & Writers piece came out, several people have contacted me to express how much they enjoyed the essay and what it meant to them. I even met one person for coffee and may speak at a local writers’ group at the request of another. I’d just like to say a big thank [...]