R. Eric Thomas may be the funniest current events writer around. In “Eric Reads the News” at Elle.com, he presents…
Tag: debut author
You never realize how important publication day is until you have one yourself. I can’t begin to think of how…
God, the word “brand” seems to be the antithesis of actual writing. But when you’re writing non-fiction that’s what publishers want…
Every year, I start a new journal. I love the clean page, writing Jan 1 (although not the creeping years…
“What should I do?” I began my session with my mentor. See, I was in a low-residence MFA, where we…
We can discuss pitching and pitch letters till the sky turns green, but what would probably be more helpful is…
After I’d put my novel through dozens of revisions over the course of many years, I felt confident enough to…
When a Purple Rose Blooms (Nomadic Press, 2018), is a collection of essays and poetry about Black womanhood from Jenee…
Well, I’m glad Halloween is over. Now it’s time for more prosaic fears. Myself. Yup, it’s that time of year…
Halloween is a spook-tacular occasion, what with ghosts, goblins and ghouls ringing the doorbell and phantoms roaming the streets. If…