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Zen and the Art of Waiting for an Agent (or Editor)

Einstein was right: time isn’t real. I know because I’ve fallen into the black hole between finishing my novel, The Renaissance Club, and waiting for an agent to offer to represent it. A seemingly endless span in which “Replies if interested” is the new “No, thanks.”It’s been two months and many queries. I’m growing anxious, which is not a help to a writer. So what to do while waiting so impatiently? I’ve read many articles…

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I Have a City of Gratitude on My Head

I am very grateful for a writing life. The city of gratitude for poetry and poets on my head is bigger than the Beach Blanket Babylon lady’s San Francisco hat. Like the BBB hat lady, I mentally wear a city of poets, writers, and literary projects for whose support and connection I’m immensely grateful. This year, I’m especially grateful to: * John Amen and The Pedestal Magazine & Ann Wehrman’s review of my book, Gods…

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Happily buried in the Italian Renaissance

I’m coming down the home stretch (= two-thirds through) of what I sincerely hope is the final revision of my time travel novel, The Renaissance Club. I’m past fallen-in-love with Gianlorenzo Bernini — I’m in the forming-a-fan-club stage. If only for this sculpture of Apollo and Daphne, made early in his magnificent career as a sculptor. He was also the official architect of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome under two popes.  When I say buried…

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