One of the Thanksgiving traditions I hated was the moment when, after we were all high on turkey, my aunt would insist that we say what we’re thankful for. It always seemed corny and contrived.
But this year, even though I won’t see my aunt tomorrow, I am going to keep the tradition alive.
What [...]
Part One
Not only was this the most pressing question that I faced when I began, it’s also the most frequently asked questions by my friends, acquaintances, and total strangers who hear that I’ve sold my book.
Here my story: I met my agent at a conference five years prior to working with him. I took a [...]
Welcome to HEAT ON THE PAGE, a blog about my writing life, adventures in publishing, and my insatiable appetite for passionate prose.
What is heat on the page? It’s the feeling I get when I strip back each layer of artifice, cast aside every trick or gimmick of the craft, dump every unnecessary word, and [...]
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