You receive a message from a reader in your inbox. He or she is reading your just-published book or has gotten their hands on your manuscript query. They love it. The tone is warm, intelligent, specific, respectful. It’s the personal response you’ve been waiting years to receive. In depth. Themes you’ve been developing. Passages you Read More
Writing Life
Writing in the 49th State – Diverse Landscapes, Distinctive Outlooks by Terry S. Johnson
Uprooting to a new environment can certainly unsettle one’s usual writing perspectives and relocating to one of the newest states in our nation has been an eye opener. I left the Pioneer Valley, my home for over 40 years, and recently moved to Anchorage, Alaska, to help raise my only grandchild. It’s been a challenge Read More
May 1, 2016
Writing Life By Jane Roy Brown My friend Martha had just retired, and we were having a typical conversation about what she wanted to do next. Martha ticked through a list—serve on the town conservation commission, maybe take a class at the community college, read more, spend time with her grandchildren, travel. Then she paused. Read More