Why We Love Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Meghan at River Bookshop On a given day, only 16% of Americans read for pleasure, according to recent data. Whenever I hear these sorts of gloomy statistics, I usually head over to a bookstore. I want to hang out with the 16%, and refresh my membership in this apparently underground community. Plus, bookstore folks […]
Congratulations to Water~Stone Review for Reaching Its Funding Goal
With everything going on it’s good to see thoughtful and dedicated people weather the storm. Water~Stone Review surpassed its $20,000 goal. Congratulations to Meghan and all involved. Water~Stone continues, because a community valued it enough to contribute.
Writer Elizabeth Oness on Recovery, Endurance, and Gratitude
I first met Elizabeth Oness while visiting Winona State University several years ago and found her to be a writer with great insight and profound energy. Oness not only sustains a biodynamic farm in southern Minnesota, she is also a musician. Her books include: Articles of Faith (Iowa Short Fiction Prize), Departures (Penguin), Twelve Rivers of […]
Water~Stone Review Fights for Its Future
With the community still under occupation, it is increasingly important to protect places where our voices and creative expression can be heard without censorship or financial threats. When the nationally recognized Water~Stone Review lost its funding, it seemed as though yet another literary space for public expression would die. But WSR’s team has a plan […]
Sunday Salon – Chicago – November 23rd
Sunday Salon – Chicago. Reading on panel. Sunday, November 23rd. 6 p.m. @ RoscoeBooks. https://sundaysalon-chicago.com/
Reading, River Bookshop, Amherstburg, Canada
Reading, River Bookshop, Amherstburg, Canada, September, 2025 (date forthcoming). Visit River Bookshop Website
How To Write a Great Novel Synopsis for a Literary Agent from Jericho Writers
In the maddening process of writing a synopsis, this offers some clarity and sanity in a three-part structure. “How To Write a Great Novel Synopsis for a Literary Agent”
Sarah Freligh’s Six Rules for Becoming a Writer
“My only writing practice is to write for at least fifteen minutes a day. That’s it. I adapted this method for working after attending a writer’s conference where the keynote speaker, a famous writer, was asked what advice she had for a beginning writer.” Sarah Freligh, “Six Rules for Becoming a Writer.” Six Rules for […]