What is that thing they say about luck? That it’s when preparation meets opportunity? Then yes, this is the lucky…
Month: September 2019
Before I begin, let’s get something straight: there’s no “typical path to publication.” There’s only what happens to you, when…
We’re writing about paths to publication this week and, on reflection, I think mine began with violin lessons and the…
I arrived at the book fair exhibit hall of AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference hopeful that…
Lisa Barr is the author of The Unbreakables (HarperCollins) a delicious, sharp novel about a Chicago woman who jets off to France after…
You always hear people talking about muses whispering in their ear, as if in a trance, or their “characters” speaking…
There’s nothing like the feeling of being completely seen by a story. When I was growing up, I loved tales…
In 2006, I went to a house party. While crossing the lawn on the way back to the car, my…
When I began writing MINOR DRAMAS & OTHER CATASTROPHES, I was in my fifteenth year of classroom teaching, a job…
I can point to many sources of inspiration for my novel, The Talking Drum, but one of the major sources…