Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
New Newsletter
It’s a new month! So, yes, there’s a new issue of The Practicing Writer available. (more…)
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Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
Beautiful Bookcase
Few things are as beautiful to a writer-reader as an empty bookcase, am I right?
My parents are downsizing, and so this bookcase arrived in my apartment yesterday.
The bookcase has been part of my parents’ lives longer than I have! It was their first big purchase as newlyweds. And yes, family lore holds that even as a baby, I was drawn to the bookcase. I loved being held up to look at (and touch) the books. (There is some evidence of this on home movies, and it’s pretty cute, if I say so myself.) (more…)
Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
Q3 Contributions
Ever since my story collection Quiet Americans was published in January 2011, I’ve been offering quarterly contributions based on recent sales to The Blue Card, an organization that provides assistance to U.S.-based survivors of Nazi persecution and their families. This quarter, the amount was quite small, but thankfully, some people are still buying the book! (more…)
Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
Party Time!
I attended a lovely event yesterday evening celebrating the new issue of Lilith magazine—and the Jewish holiday of Sukkot—over at Sutton Place Synagogue in New York. Here’s a view of the roof of the congregation’s sukkah shortly before sunset.
#AmReading
A shoutout for Gabrielle Zevin’s latest novel, Young Jane Young, which I’m reading at the moment and enjoying immensely. (more…)
Midweek Notes from a Practicing Writer
Tally-Ho!
As you’ll recall, my year of blogging for Poetry Has Value reached its end a number of months ago. But that doesn’t mean I can’t continue to share my poetry submission stats with you. So here’s the report for the month of September.
Also, if you’re new to these posts, it may be helpful for you to know that I work very hard to submit my work mainly to paying venues that don’t charge fees for journal/website publication. If you’re similarly looking for paying calls and contests that don’t charge submission fees, you’re always welcome to check my monthly newsletter (and with my weekly “Monday Markets” posts on this blog).
On with the report: (more…)