Ferro-Grumley Award Finalist

Minnesota Book Award winner

Author, Creative Writing Instructor, and Grant Writer

American Library Association's Alex Award Winner

Novels

"Complex and fascinating." The Philadephia Inquirer
"A superb work of a wonderful writer." Charles Baxter
A Book Sense Pick
Work in progress.

Classes and Links

Fiction Basics: Characters & Characterization
Saturday, March 15, 2014 10 a.m. - Noon at the Loft
NEW! Speculative Dystopian Fiction
Thursdays, March 20 - April 24, 2014 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Loft
Fiction Basics: Setting
Saturday, March 22, 2014 10 a.m. - Noon at the Loft
Fiction Basics: Scene, Summary, Flashback, and Narrative Time
Saturday, March 29, 2014 10 a.m. - Noon at the Loft
Fiction Basics: Revision Lab
Saturday, April 5, 2014 10 a.m. - Noon at the Loft
Introduction to Fiction Writing: Short Story
Summer 2014 Online Class
The Art of Fiction (for teens ages 15 - 17)
June 23 - June 27, 2014 at the Loft
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