Diane Shipley DeCillis is a friend, artist, entrepreneur, writer, and a creative force of energy unlike any other I've known. Every time I see her, she's doing something new, from taking workshops in stand-up comedy to food writing. Her latest accomplishment is a stunning, full length book of poetry from Wayne State University Press titled STRINGS ATTACHED. Diane was recently featured by Wayne … [Read more...]
Russell Edson and the Dream Brain
Extraordinary poet I first learned of his strangely bizarre prose poems from poet Stephen Dunn in a workshop at Cranbrook in Michigan. Dunn said that Edson's book, THE TUNNEL: Selected Poems, was all about fucking. The entire book. Every single poem. So, of course, I had to buy the book. I imagine everyone in the workshop ran out to buy the book. I don't necessarily disagree with Dunn, because I … [Read more...]
On the Nose – Romance Novel Pet Peeves
In the last two romances I read, the "hero" kisses the girl on the nose. It was something that pulled me right out of the romance, and suspended my belief in the story and the author. I just can't see a man kissing anything but a baby, child or puppy on the nose-- certainly not a lover. For those who enjoy romance novels, what's your pet peeve, if any? On the nose “on-the-nose" is a term that … [Read more...]
Uninterested or Disinterested?
If you're a grammar nerd, here's a fun vocabulary quiz that I picked up from a writer friend's Facebook post. Think you know them all? See how you do: 1. Do you know the difference between “uninterested” and “disinterested”? 2. Do you know the difference between “reticent” and “reluctant”? 3. Do you know the difference between “enormousness” and “enormity”? 4. Do you know the difference … [Read more...]
Make a Book Trailer Yourself
No budget for a trailer? If you're an author who is dying to have a book trailer for your newest publication, but you're stuck because you don't have the budget to hire someone to make one for you, you can make a trailer yourself. It isn't much harder than writing a pitch or synopsis... which, if you have a novel, you've done already. This revelation comes from a fellow Stonecoast alum, Alison … [Read more...]
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