Month: October 2019

  • Preparing for NaNoWriMo 2019

    Preparing for NaNoWriMo 2019

    I really, really, really want to reach 50,000 words in November and I want to do it in 2019 before the new decade starts and we’re in the far future.

  • “UNREAL: Readings from Writers Studio Tucson Teachers” at Antigone Books

    “UNREAL: Readings from Writers Studio Tucson Teachers” at Antigone Books

    Five of the writing instructors from The Writers Studio Tucson read unreal, dark, and surreal passages from a novel-in-progress, short stories, flash fiction, and poetry.

  • “[Aliens are here]”

    “[Aliens are here]”

    “Aliens are here”

  • Upcoming: UNREAL at Antigone Books

    Upcoming: UNREAL at Antigone Books

    I’m joining the other Writers Studio Tucson teachers at Antigone Books for a public reading from our latest works that focus on “the unusual, the dark, and the unreal.”

  • Move It to the Top

    Move It to the Top

    I have learned a valuable lesson about writing this year as a result of teaching writing workshops. This led to a breakthrough in writing poetry that has transformed my poems in the past few months. Here is what I have learned.

  • Philip Ivory’s “31 Days of Classic Horror”

    Philip Ivory’s “31 Days of Classic Horror”

    Tucson writer and instructor Philip Ivory dives into “31 Days of Classic Horror” films on his “Write Yourself Sane” website, starting with 1931’s Dracula.