Recently, I visited a retirement housing complex about an hour from where I live, where I was invited to give a talk. I was delighted to be asked. It always amazes me that people are interested in my writing, in the three different genres and how I became published. I usually ask my audience to …

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I was asked an interesting question this week by a lovely ex-student who teaches creative writing. Here it is: What is your process after you have completed a first draft? How do you get to a final piece?  I love questions like this. It’s good to think about our practice from time to time and …

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