In which I wonder about the dark forces that may be behind the rash of scams directed at writers and offer some thoughts on how to respond.
Tag Archives: fiction
How I revised, A Writer’s Craft
Now that the second edition of A Writer’s Craft has been sent to my editor at Bloomsbury, I reflect on the semester-long process of revising.
Goodbye Oleada, Hello Ola, Subfolio, & Dapple
An update on Oleada and first look at three new submission platforms for magazines and writers
Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium 2025
This week I’ll be one of the features writers at the 37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium.
Book Club Scam Targeting Authors
Some book club invitations may turn out to be too good to be true.
Where in the World Is A Writer’s Craft?
Seeing where A Writer’s Craft has been sold leads to insights and confirms my plans as I work toward a second edition.
Happy Official Pub Day!
Tree Fall with Birdsong is officially published today, May 21, 2025. Let’s celebrate!
Re-Release of River Hill: A Ghost Story
I am reposting a story on Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads that I originally wrote on Twitter in 2019. Here’s how I’m doing that.
Two Tiers of Pushcart Nominations
Did you know that there are two kinds of nominations for the Pushcart Anthology? I was looking through some old papers this morning and was reminded of the distinction. The one most of us get is a nomination by the editors of a journal. Each editor of any literary magazine can send in up toContinue reading “Two Tiers of Pushcart Nominations”
Persona vs Narrator
Today a question came in about using persona to describe the narrator in fiction.
Kendall Dunkelberg 