Posted in Blog, In Print, Literary Events, Public Appearances on May 14, 2012
This weekend we had our premiere party for Drinking with Dead Women Writers. If you missed it, please don’t fret. It turns out that Elaine and I really enjoy this sort of thing, so we plan on doing it often. We have signings coming up in Meridian, Eagle and Ketchum. For dates and times, click [...]
(This essay first appeared in the May 2012 issue of the Boise City Revue) I am a planner. I plan things and I plan the planning of things. This has its pros and cons. While I’m usually more prepared than the average scout, I freely admit that it makes me kind of annoying. It’s not [...]
Posted in Blog, Writers Block on April 30, 2012
Listen to the interview here: The Writers’ Block Meghan Stevenson and Michelle Richter, editors from Penguin and St. Martin’s respectively, will stop by The Writers’ Block studio this Thursday to talk about the whirlwind of modern publishing. Listen live at noon MT at 89.9fm or online at Radio Boise.
We hadn’t officially announced that Drinking with Dead Women Writers was available on Amazon.com, but it is and someone found it. Noreen Brisson bought the ebook, read it, and posted the following 5 star review: A Captivating Delight April 25, 2012 By NEBrisson Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase I bought this book early this afternoon expecting to enjoy it one [...]
Posted in Blog, Writers Block on April 23, 2012
Listen to the show here: The Writers’ Block BCT playwrights Dwayne Blackaller and Lynn Allison stop by The Writers’ Block studio this Thursday. We’ll talk about Allison’s play OFF THE RECORD, which Blackaller is directing, as well as discuss the importance of community theater and community radio. This show will air during RADIOTHON so please consider [...]
Posted in Blog, In Print, Literary Events, Public Appearances on April 20, 2012
Drinking with Dead Women Writers comes out next month. This was a collaborative effort with my friend and fellow writer Elaine Ambrose. First we identified 16 of the greatest (but deceased) female voices in literary history. We settled on Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Erma Bombeck, The Brontë Sisters, Willa Cather, Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, [...]
Posted in Blog, Writers Block on April 16, 2012
Listen to the interview here: The Writers’ Block This mother/daughter writing team authors the National Geographic Parks Mystery Series (13 books), including Night of the Black Bear, Wolf Stalker, Over the Edge, Deadly Waters, Cliff-Hanger and Out of the Deep. Listen live this Thursday at noon MT at 89.9fm or online at Radio Boise. For more information on Gloria [...]
Posted in Blog, Writers Block on April 9, 2012
Listen to the interview here: The Writers’ Block Sarah Tregay’s debut novel Love & Leftovers is a young adult novel told in verse. And it’s spectacular! Funny, beautiful and compelling! I couldn’t put it down. Listen live this Thursday at noon MT at 89.9fm or online at Radio Boise.
(This essay first appeared in the April issue of the Boise City Revue) I’d lived in other states where it would have been feasible to have a garden, at least in terms of the weather. For whatever reason, however, I never did. Perhaps the idea of growing one’s own vegetables didn’t occur to me. Or [...]
Posted in Blog, Writers Block on April 4, 2012
Listen to the interview here: The Writers’ Block John Rember is a fourth-generation Idahoan and the author of MFA in a Box, Traplines: Coming Home to Sawtooth Valley, Cheerleaders from Gomorrah: Tales from the Lycra Archipelago and Coyote in the Mountains. Listen live this Thursday at noon MT at 89.9fm in the Treasure Valley or online at Radio Boise.
