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Monday Discovery: A Link to Prairie Schooner’s Oxcart

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Prairie Schooner, a publication of the University of Nebraska Press and the Creative Writing Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln English Department, has been in print continuously for more than 85 years. Yes–you read that right! A veritable institution among literary … Continue reading →

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Futile Seeds

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

My husband and I are novice gardeners. Last year, he built raised beds and put in tomato plants, peppers, squash, eggplant, and sugar snap peas, and I planted herbs and a single heirloom tomato in a smaller patch behind the … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Perfect! Or, The Case of the Ugly Duckling

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Over at The Artist’s Road, Patrick Ross has a great post today (May 18) entitled “Does Insecurity Drive Creativity”? He started me thinking about perfectionism: a driving force? Or a recipe for failure? Born a “Pleaser” I’m not sure where the trait … Continue reading →

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The Rigors of Revision

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Over the past month or so, I have revised my first novel Whatever House for the umpteenth time. Seriously, I’ve lost count. I had put it away nearly a year ago, having given up on the agent search (Who has … Continue reading →

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