What an honor to host H.M. Bouwman today! Her book, A Crack in the Sea, (G.P. Putnam and Sons Books for Young Readers) just came out on Tuesday, and it is such a terrific and thought-provoking read. But I’m going to step aside and let her talk about it! The value of slash-and-burn revision I… Read more »
A year (or so– time flies), three amazing women gathered at the Larson beach house near the Canadian border. Augusta and Barbara and I knew each other; Susan and I knew each other. But none of us had been roomies before. It worked out smashingly. Not only did we laugh, eat well, collect beach treasures and… Read more »
I had the privilege of reading an ARC of Robert Sharenow’s newest book, The Girl in the Torch, an intriguing and fresh immigration story, and he was kind enough to agree to be a guest blogger for Friend Friday. EMBRACING THE DREADED TOTAL REWRITE Like most writers, I tend to despise rewriting. When I’m working… Read more »