The title image is of Win Kyaw Zan when he and I were rolling along the Ayeyawady River, Myanmar at sunset. I was lucky to have him as my guide when I visited his beautiful country. Because of the current political situation in Myanmar/Burma, I am reposting blogs I wrote... read more
Wade H Williams, Artist at Large, is my guest blogger today. I first became aware of his work when local Durham NC artists decorated downtown with masses of colorful murals and paintings. I approached Mr. Williams to participate in my Five Questions Series, and I was delighted when he said... read more
We’re delighted that Maria Kuznetsova is participating the Five Questions series. She is a talented writer with an exciting debut novel, Oksana, Behave! Maria Kuznetsova: Penguin Books (Random House) is publishing your first novel, Oksana, Behave!, this month. What do you want readers to know about the story? I’d want... read more
It is always a pleasure to have talented authors share their work and their process with me and my readers in this Five Questions series. My guest today is poet, essayist, scholar and professor Caroline Hagood. Caroline Hagood: How do you describe your latest work Ways of Looking at a Woman?... read more
Adam Schwartz is Associate Professor of Language, Culture and Society at Oregon State University. He is one of three speakers on the symposium panel “Language Matters” at Duke University on Friday, March 8, 2019. “Language Matters” is in honor of me – yes, me! Hae-Young Kim, Chair of Asian and... read more
Title image: Pamela George in her own illustration as a diver. Pamela George brings three firsts to our Five Questions series. First, she is a children’s book author. Second, she is her own illustrator. Third, she is an environmental artist. We are delighted that she is willing to share her experience... read more
Lucy Corin is a short story writer and novelist, and she also teaches at the University of California, Davis. Her short story collections include One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses and The Entire Predicament. Her first novel is Everyday Psychokillers: A History for Girls, and her second, Swank Hotel, will... read more
Toya Richardson is my guest blogger today. Writing for me has been a continual learning curve, one that will continue I’m sure. These are some of the processes I go through, which may be of use to you. Toya Richardson: Get Writing #1 Coming up with and writing the story... read more
….even if you’ve already written dozens of them. Today is a guest blog by romance writer Devika Fernando on the art of writing a great kissing scene. “A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear.” – Ingrid Bergman When some people find out that I... read more
Female authors are typically featured in my Five Questions series, so readers may be surprised to get a male perspective this time around. Ammar Habib is an award-winning author from Lake Jackson, Texas. Writing has always been a passion of Ammar’s since he was in elementary school. 1. As a best-selling... read more
