Embracing Writer’s Hygge
It is bleak midwinter, the days are short and dark, and the writing woes loom large. Rejections are piled up at your door thicker than the snowdrifts, the writer’s block is larger than the pyramids of Giza, or you just…
Category: Writing vs. Living
Writers Share What They Are Thankful For
It’s that time of year when grandma makes everyone go around the Thanksgiving table to name the one thing they’re thankful for. In that spirit, I asked Novel Incubator friends and alums to share what they’re thankful for in their…
An Interview with Kate Racculia, Author of TUESDAY MOONEY TALKS TO GHOSTS
“Is anything…ever only one thing?” asks a character near the end of Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts. Certainly not this warm-hearted novel by Kate Racculia! Wrapped up in a spectacular treasure hunt, the book is part mystery, part Massachusetts-rooted romp,…
Finding Stories—and Inspiration—in Music
My husband and I spent two days last month attending a songwriter festival, and you should not feel bad if you don’t know exactly what that is. We didn’t either, which made the ticket price that much more disconcerting. We…
An Interview with Grace Talusan, Author of THE BODY PAPERS
Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, The Body Papers by Grace Talusan is a memoir crafted in chisel-sharp language that packs the punch of poetry. Framed within evocative situations that range from making yogurt or crossing…
‘Just be Patient,’ and Other Questionable Advice for Writers on Submission
I’ve always tried hard to make things happen for myself. As a writer, I enter contests, apply for fellowships and residencies, and submit to journals. I seek out feedback wherever I can get it. I take writing classes, attend conferences,…