by WSR Editorial Board Member | Apr 25, 2019 | blog: all
Noah Ballard is an agent at Curtis Brown, Ltd. Noah focuses on literary fiction, short story collections and narrative non-fiction, including memoir, journalism and pop culture. Writer Lucas McMillan called him up to discuss querying, self-promotion in the 21st...
by WSR Editorial Board Member | Dec 13, 2018 | blog: all
(Photo: Boneshaker Books table display) Not to knock Toni Morrison, but she’s not the only person of color to have ever written a book. In a lot of local bookstores I’ve frequented I’ve had to go to the designated cultural section to find books by a person of color...
by WSR Editorial Board Member | Nov 19, 2018 | blog: all
In perusing my treasured archives of Water~Stone, I found in the Fall 2003, Volume 6 issue a CNF piece worth revisiting, written by Naomi Shihab Nye. This notable writer was mentioned in a recent talk given by Hamline’s distinguished visiting poet, Aimee...
by WSR Editorial Board Member | Nov 13, 2018 | blog: all
Writing can feel like a solitary and often lonely thing. I’m of the belief that engaging with the larger artistic community can invigorate both your own work and the work of people around you. Go out there and see what other writers are doing. Share your work,...
by WSR Editorial Board Member | Jun 27, 2018 | blog: all
When I first moved to Saint Paul, I was lonely and unsure of my decisions. My MFA program hadn’t started yet, my boyfriend was working, I was job-hunting, and the one friend I knew was so busy with her PhD program, she barely had time to eat let alone check on me. I...
