Category: craft tips
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On Travel Writing
As my regular readers may know, and has been mentioned in this newsletter, I am in Dublin, Ireland today with my good friend and traveling companion, M. My daughter brought me to D.C. last weekend so that M. and I can leave from his home on Wednesday night after I get done…
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Tips to jumpstart creativity
Tip One: Allow yourself some brain-dead time If you’ve been stressed or in a rut, find something that doesn’t require effort to lean you toward creative productivity. I’m not talking about spending all day on the couch or sleeping until 2 p.m., but watch a favorite movie or one that mirrors…
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More thoughts on Writing Craft
My classes at Northampton Community College have proven to be a lot of fun— and working with the students there have revived some lost thoughts of resources I had forgotten. Among them is the annual Guide to Manuscript Publishers compiled by Emily Harstone and published by Authors Publish. These books, in addition to having a…
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Inspiration & Interviews
If you ever wanted to hear my philosophy and history from my own mouth, Donna Penna interviewed me for her YouTube podcast, The Sound. You’ll also have a chance to see my messy desk. We talk about publishing, business, dreams and community. Speaking of interviews, Dianna Sinovic was featured as part of the International Thriller Writers Association Debut Authors…
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Greco in Hippocampus
Ralph Greco Jr. had an article appear in Hippocampus Magazine’s craft section last week: Thinking, Writing, Selling Your Naughty Thoughts. In it, he summarizes advice from his 2023 memoir and writing craft book Writing Dirty Words.
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Writing Workshops
I will be hosting one final writing workshop of the 2024 year: Writers Mix-Up Mash Up at Easton Area Public Library (Main Branch, downtown Easton) on Monday, December 16 at 6 p.m. Register here. This evening workshop is aimed at building writing community and offering space for writers to work together or independently to reach…
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The synchronicity of an appearance in Hippocampus Magazine
As a publisher– and as a personal level as an author– my experiences meeting people often interact and grown in that “six degrees of separation” way. I save a lot of old email. I have a few business card books (which are old-fashioned, I know, but super cute!). I agree…
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Phillipsburg Comic Con
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Phillipsburg Comic Con with my children’s book illustrator Joseph Swarctz promoting the Echo City Capers books. Joe trained at the Joe Kubert School in Dover, N.J., which if you are a fan of the comic book scene, you probably recognize as the place where comic book illustrators are born. To me,…
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The Mad Lib reality of time (and other tidbits)
I am due to write my next weekly newsletter on Substack and like many creatives, I have a variety of commitments in the air that I think I have control of but then I realize that a [insert whatever amount of time here] has passed and [something] is not on…
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