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Masjid Morning – “Powerful novel about hate and intolerance” – K. Cunningham
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Canoedling in Cleveland – “A touching coming-of-age-tale” – Stanford Pritchard, novelist, poet, playwright.
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Well Considered–“A profoundly memorable and affecting novel”–Robert Fleming, AALBC.com
Available at Busboys and Poets Bookstore, Franklins General Store, TeachingForChange.org, iUniverse.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com, and other online bookstores and by phone at 1-800-288-4677.Reviews for Well Considered: Click to see full review or hover for summary
Cologne No. 10 For Men – “A superb novel of the Vietnam war…compares favorably with CATCH-22 and M.A.S.H. The writing crackles with authenticity.” —Writer’s Digest
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"I love the way Wilfred recycles the bodies. That's fabulous stuff with a direct line to Heller's Catch-22 and perfectly captures the insanity of the Vietnam War."Skytroopers CD – Songs of war, peace and love from Vietnam, written by Richard Morris in 1967 in Vietnam, and recorded in 2007.
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
AWP in DC! Feb 2-5, 2011 – ENTRY FOUR: Speakpeace Paintings and Poems, and Richard Peabody
The annual conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs took place this year at the Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham Hotels in Washington, D.C. I had two special moments. I visited the Speakpeace (www.speakpeace.net), an exhibit of … Continue reading
Posted in Relating to Cologne No. 10 for Men
Tagged 40th anniversary Kent State University Viet Nam War Protest shootings, Association of Writers & Writing Programs, AWP annual conference, Dr. Edward Tick, Gargoyle Magazine, Kent State University School of Art, Kent State University Wick Poetry Center, Paycock Press, Richard Peabody, Soldier's Heart, Speakpeace, War Remnants Museum
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AWP in DC! Feb 2-5, 2011 – ENTRY THREE: Young Adult Novels
The annual conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs took place this year at the Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham Hotels in Washington, D.C. My special interests were historical fiction, such as my novel Well Considered, and young … Continue reading
Posted in Relating to other writing
Tagged Alexandra Diaz, Association of Writers & Writing Programs annual conference, Carrie Jones, Fairview Felines, H.M. Bouwman, Happy Birthday Sophie Hartley, Head Case, Helen Hemphill, Jeri Ready-Smith, Michele Corriel, Of All the Stupid Things, Pushing the Boundaries in Young Adult Fiction, Sara Aronson, Soar Elinor, Split, Stephanie Greene, Swati Avasthi, Tami Lewis Brown, Writing the Young Adult Novel, YA novel, young adult, Zu Vincent
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AWP in DC! Feb 2-5, 2011 – ENTRY TWO: Historical Fiction
The annual conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, this year at the Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham Hotels in Washington, D.C. My novel Well Considered is historical fiction wrapped in a story set in recent … Continue reading
Posted in Relating to Well Considered, the novel
Tagged "Plotting the Story in History", "The Craft of Historical Fiction", Anna Keesy, Association of Writers & Writing Programs, AWP, Cape Fear Rising, Debra Brenegan, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Henry David Thoreau, John Pipkin, Kelly O'Connor McNees, Little Century, My Name is Mary Sutter, Philip Gerard, Robin Oliveira, Ron Hansen, Shame the Devil, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, Wench, Wodsburner
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AWP in DC! Feb 2-5, 2011 – ENTRY ONE: Author Readings
Picture two of Washington, DC’s grand old hotels—the Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham. It is crawling with writers from across the country, plus editors, teachers, students, and publishers—all gathering to listen to their favorite literary luminaries, to learn and … Continue reading
Posted in Relating to something else, Relating to Well Considered, the novel
Tagged "My Meter is Percussive", "Praise Song for the Day", "Stokely and Adam", AWP, Colson Whitehead, Edward P. Jones, Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Strout, historical fiction, Jayne Anne Phillips, Jefffrey Shotts, Jessica Kane, Joyce Carol Oates, The Known World, The Report, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Widow's Story, young adult novels
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Tried and true
The last post I wrote sought advice about clam chowder because I had questions about a descriptive idea I had used in Well Considered. It involved cooking clam chowder when neighbors in the interracial neighborhood in the novel were getting acquainted. I wrote … Continue reading
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