by Andi | Mar 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m a Southerner. Despite having been born outside Philadelphia and living a number of my adult years outside the states who define themselves as The South, I still consider myself a Southerner. I love the culture, the lifestyle, the landscape (except the... by Andi | Mar 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
For some writers, editing is a “lesser” task, one that isn’t as important as writing, one that can be – it seems – demeaned and eschewed as someone else’s problem. But for me, editing is crucial – to my own work and to the... by Andi | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week when I was at the Associated Writers and Writing Programs conference in Boston, I met up with my friend Peggy for breakfast . . . okay, we almost met up for breakfast, but there are so many Au Bon Pain’s in that mall that we almost didn’t find... by Andi | Mar 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I don’t always get what I deserve. No one gets what they deserve. But I want to deserve what I get. – Eloise Klein Healy I heard my friend and teacher Eloise say this yesterday; she gave me a way through all the days when writing seems so thankless, when... by Andi | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s just 7am, and I am sitting in the Hynes Convention Center, staring at the open door to the bookfair where, in about two hours, I will bury myself. For now, though, I’m alone here except for the security guard at the door of the fair and the man...