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OC Register LIT UP article “A Deliciously Cautionary Tale About Writing Groups”
I was something of a writing group whore when I wrote my first novel. That is, I participated in many groups. I still find a group to be my first draft go-to. Here’s a chapter excerpt from my book How to Write a Novel in Twenty Pies: The Sweet & Savory Secrets to the Writing Life where I give some examples of what to look for in a group, and the lessons I had to learn the hard way in a group.
The Shell Game
Writers Play with Borrowed Forms
Edited and with an introduction by Kim Adrian
Published by University of Nebraska Press, released April 2018
Among the many wondrous essays in this anthology, I am more than honored to have my essay "Easy As Pie, That's a Lie" included. The entire collection is comprised of hermit crab essays--lyrical essays which borrow its structure from another form that already exists, for example a recipe. Like maybe a pie recipe!
PEN Center USA - Writer's Respond: my experience teaching a PITC creative writing workshop at Ocean Discovery Institute in San Diego.
The Writers Chronicles: “The Reincarnation of the Gothic into Literary Nonfiction”
The Gettysburg Review:
“When We Were Ghouls”
The Normal School:
“The Making of a Hive”
The Normal School:
“Easy As Pie: That’s A Lie”
The Rattling Wall: “How Many Times Must I Die?”
San Diego City Beat: “Death Café: Tea, Cake and Talk about the End”
San Diego City Beat: “Amy Wallen's Death Obsession Uncovers Weird, Mysterious and Fascinating Life”
DimeStories Podcast: “Food, Literary Food: “Lizard and Onions”
“DimeStories Open Mic Standout”