Tip Top Takeover Reading on April 21
This Friday, I'll be reading at Brooklyn's Tip Top Bar & Grill with the Denim Skin team! Come check it out; there'll be great writing, great people, and great food and drink! Doors open at 8 p.m. All are welcome!
Three Rooms Press Featured in Publishers Weekly!
Publishers Weekly has published a feature about Three Rooms Press! They discuss the origins of the press, our mission, and how 3RP came to publish William Least Heat-Moon's debut novel, Celestial Mechanics. I even get a quick mention! Check out the feature here!
Common Openers to Avoid -- on DIY MFA
In this new article up on DIY MFA, I discuss five beginnings to novels (or short stories) I see all too frequently in my capacity as an acquiring editor. From characters waking up to sudden screaming, here are some openers you may want to avoid, and why. Check out the article "Bad Beginnings: Five Story Openers to Avoid" here!
Writer's Digest Webinar
Last week I took part in a webinar, "Editors' Tips on Revising Your Manuscript and Query Letter," hosted by Writer's Digest and the freelancing website Reedsy. I joined Ricardo Fayet, founder of Reedsy, as well as former editors and publishers from Harper Collins, Simon and Schuster, and Random House, as we discussed everything from unique openings to story conflict to the the right and wrong ways to write a query letter. This was my first time participating in a webinar, and it was such a wonderful experience. I'm honored to have been chosen to participate.
If you'd like to give it a listen, the recording has been made available on Writer's Digest. I hope our advise is helpful to you!
SONGS OF MY SELFIE Is An IndieFAB 2016 Finalist!
I am absolutely thrilled to announce that Songs of My Selfie: An Anthology of Millennial Stories was chosen as an IndieFAB Finalist for Best Anthology of 2016! This is an incredible honor and I am so deeply grateful to see the hard work of these emerging writers being not only acknowledged but celebrated. Congratulations to all the writers anthologized in SOMS, and thank you so, so much to everyone who has supported us along the way!