Blogging: It Runs in the Family

Announcing a new blog worthy of your reading time: CreatingVanGogh.blogspot.com
Written by none other than my husband, writer John Vanderslice (no, NOT the indie singer, for the millionth time), who is currently wrestling a novel loosely based on Van Gogh into being. I can’t say any more than that because I don’t KNOW any more [...]

What should MFA students demand from their programs, part 2.

So, what would I add to Niles’ list?
1. Teachers who read their students work.
This might sound like a no-brainer, but one might be suspicious of teachers who always want their students to read their work out loud to them. It might be a sign they don’t want to do too much reading beforehand, [...]

What should MFA students demand from their programs? Part 1

Erika Dreifus, over at the esteemed Practicing Writing (seriously, writers, if you don’t read her blog regularly, you need to, she’s on my blogroll ) has drawn my attention to Robert Niles’ post, Eight things that journalism students should demand from their journalism schools. Of course, fellow MFA alum Dreifus wondered aloud “What should [...]

Today’s post. . .

is over at Recession Fabulous. Free stuff.  Go for it!

Barnes and Noble E-Reader

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, school’s started, I’ve been finishing a book proposal and well, I’ve just felt really lazy.
But on to the real subject:  Have you been lusting after the Amazon Kindle or the Sony Reader?  I’m curious about them myself but lust is too strong a word.  I’m a real book [...]