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What can one person do?
I have been mulling over the events that unfolded in Ferguson, Missouri this past August and the thing that has really struck a chord with me is this all to common response: what can one person do?...
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Becoming a Bookseller
A few months ago I opened a new professional chapter in my life by joining the staff of Annie Blooms Bookstore. It’s a wonderful indy bookseller with a 30 year history of bringing great literature to...
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Podcasts: the everyman’s MFA
Many of my writing friends have graduated from MFA programs. A handful of them now teach in MFA programs around the country. I confess I have long envied their wealth of resources and regular...
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This past weekend I was at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Trade Show in Portland. (PNBA) While there I did a workshop on using social media as an author, bookseller or publisher. I had every...
View Article9 Bridges Writers’ Seminar
Come on down to the Tualitan Library. I’ll be talking about how to increase your out reach to readers by working with other writers in this interactive seminar Collaborative Marketing.
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Ringing in the New Year
What an interesting year to work in a book store! Annie Blooms is in a neighborhood with the largest Jewish community in Oregon and also a sizable immigrant African population. Here’s what I’ve found...
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American Indian Cultural Festival
A lot of the work of being an author is the dull and dry sitting at a desk (even when that desk is in a tree) and writing day after day. But every now and then an event comes along that you know...
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Let’s not make Authors into Rock Stars
It’s been a rough few weeks in the world of children’s literature with conversations about sexual harassment in the industry. There are worthwhile things to read on the topic here and here. One of the...
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Writer’s Retreat
Just wanted to take a moment to thank the Oregon SCBWI for putting on a great retreat this weekend. A great balance of inspiring talks, time to work, and time to just hang out and talk with fellow...
View ArticleNew Year’s Reminders to Myself
Louise Erdrich has a poem called Advice to Myself which I read each New Year’s Day as I set my intentions in motion for another trip around the sun. It’s a delicious poem and you can read it in it’s...
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