I didn't know I needed this. Thanks @fulmerford
Motto
HOW LONG IS MY NOVEL? It is 4.5 years long, one child birth long, one death of a parent long, two part-time jobs and one-hundred eleven hour days long, one year of chronic pain and twice weekly physical therapy long, two-hundred forty three days of waking up at 5am when there wasn't enough time at 6am long. That's how long my novel is. Also it's approximately 74,000 words.
I finally got a copy of The Compendium from @826chi! 😍 Enjoying the gorgeous, funny, moving writing in these pages. I'm so very proud of the students (esp. tutoring!!!) and am so grateful that I got to play a role in supporting these talented young Chicago writers. Miss you guys! 🧡🐳🧡 #826chi #bookstagram
Thrilled to be teaching a class on revision at the @northbrookpl on March 16th! Here's a print out of a very, very early draft of my story, "M&L," which was later anthologized in The Best American Short Stories (below). It was barely a story at first, a mere five pages long. Revision really is everything, you guys. Register for this class at: https://tinyurl.com/y63wfww9 #BASS #thebestamericanshortstories #Northbrookpl #bookstagram #northbrookwrites
I love hearing about people's literary fantasies, whether it's winning a Pulitzer or making it to Obama's reading list. My wildest, most self-aggrandizing literary fantasy is publishing a book and having it make a cameo in a Pedro Almodóvar film. Here's Alice Munro's Runaways (Escapada) in The Skin I Live In. Where do you dream of seeing your book? #alicemunro #pedroalmodóvar #literaryfantasy
Very excited to be teaching a writing class @storystudio_chicago this spring! I'll be sharing a ton of creative, playful writing techniques, including the one pictured here. Registration link in bio.
"Make of yourself a light." —Mary Oliver Safe travels, dear poet.
The first draft is just notes