With 11,000 creative writers about to descend upon Boston for the 2013 Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference, it's not surprising that some of those writers have written online posts providing guidance and advice. I've collected a few below. If you're planning on attending this year's AWP from March 6-9, feel free …
Month: February 2013
Novelist Charlotte Rains Dixon on Her Experience with Indie Publishing
I have a special treat today. Charlotte Rains Dixon, author of the recently published novel Emma Jean's Bad Behavior, has agreed to answer a few questions about her experience with the publishing process. Let me say I first discovered Charlotte more than two years ago through her fantastic blog. Let me also say that I …
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The Importance of Creativity in Education
For the last decade I have repeatedly emphasized a correlation between the encouragement of creativity in childhood and professional, personal and economic success later in life. I have done so here on this blog, and previously as a think tank senior fellow and artist's rights advocate. I have not been alone in this belief. I …
The Role of the AWP Conference in a Creative Writer’s Evolution
I've booked my flight and hotel for this year's Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Boston, Massachusetts. I'm in Beantown from Wednesday, March 6th to Saturday the 9th, a very short time to take in all of the workshops, readings, receptions, and of course, the massive trade show floor with just about …
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Imposing Deadlines on Your Work-In-Progress
One of the challenges of an art-committed life is that to produce quality art, you must meet deadlines. Sometimes those deadlines are self-imposed, with no fatal consequences befalling you if they are not met. I find myself wrestling with that challenge right now, as I look ahead to the finish line with my work-in-progress, a …
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What Leads You to Choose the Next Book You’ll Read?
I'm grateful to The Washington Post for publishing on Saturday my letter to the editor. My beef was with the paper's nonfiction book reviews. With novels, the reviewers break down both the story and the writing. But far too often, for nonfiction books The Post recruits an expert in the field, who then critiques the …
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The Artist's Road 