The other day, I went to Curriculum Night at my teenage son’s middle school, and I happened to talk with some girls in his language arts class about books. I asked them what they liked to read and I got the answers I expected – Divergent, The Hunger Games – but out of curiosity, I … Continue Reading
Browsing Tag: J. Anderson Coats
On Self-Censorship
Posted in: Class of 2k12
Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Wicked and the Just
3 28 JUN
Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Wicked and the Just
3 28 JUN
I started this post three different times. I’ve been doing that a lot lately. Writing the first few words of a post, then deleting it and squinting critically at a blank page. I’ve been blogging over at LiveJournal since early 2004. Originally I planned to stick more or less to writing, but in addition to … Continue Reading
What Do You Do?
Posted in: Class of 2k12
Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Wicked and the Just, The Writing Life
5 28 FEB
Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Wicked and the Just, The Writing Life
5 28 FEB
Last year, I was on a plane heading home from my first-ever writer’s retreat, and seated next to me was an older man who wanted to chat while the plane was boarding. After the usual pleasantries about the weather and our respective travels, he asked, “So, what do you do?” I opened my mouth to … Continue Reading
A Girl and her Log
Posted in: Class of 2k12
Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Writing Life, publishing
8 15 DEC
Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Writing Life, publishing
8 15 DEC
Ever since I signed with Ammi-Joan Paquette, aspiring writer-friends have asked, “How did you get your agent?” They don’t want to hear about the mechanics of querying. They know those already. What they’re trying to ask seems to be, “How did you get your writing to that next level?” That’s a hard question to answer, … Continue Reading
