When I arrived at Lion’s Mouth Bookstore ahead of my event, I was stopped in my tracks before I reached the counter. Sitting in a chair near one of the shelves was a young woman – reading my book. I had to resist the urge to squeal. I instead backed away slowly so as notContinue reading “My First Ever Book Launch Event”
Author Archives: AmiMaxine
What Success Means to Me
I’ll admit that as a kid, when I thought about being a writer in adulthood, I imagined I’d be living off my royalties. That was what success meant to me back then – a really great publishing deal. The older I’ve gotten, the more that dream has changed. Would I still love to live offContinue reading “What Success Means to Me”
She’s Live!
It feels a bit strange to say I’m officially launching Wherever Would I Be in a few days given that so many copies are already in the hands of readers (some of which have already finished reading and reached out to me!). But here we are. Launch day is approaching. 🙂 You can find Lucy’sContinue reading “She’s Live!”
AI
Recently, a friend of mine was telling me about some adventures he was having with AI-powered chat and how “it’s legitimately pretty incredible.” Now, this is Cody, my friend who is UBER smart when it comes to tech, so when he says it’s incredible, it’s incredible. I told him I was both curious and terrifiedContinue reading “AI”
Scent
In all of my writing classes, yes even composition, we talk about the senses. We talk about how they can enrich the writing, personalize it. We also talk about using senses that are most appropriate for the topic. For example, if I task you with writing a description of the room you are in rightContinue reading “Scent”
Stine
I recently listened to an Armchair Expert podcast interview with R.L. Stine and was reminded about this piece I wrote a few years back for UntitledTown. I knew very little about Stine before the events I wrote about, but I walked away with great respect for the man. What a gift he is. What’s InContinue reading “Stine”
She’s on her way!
My intent for this blog post was to announce that I had packed up all the Kickstarter copies of Wherever Would I Be and sent her out into the world. However, despite some [sarcasm] really fun [/sarcasm] obstacles, I actually got her out earlier than anticipated. At the moment, all print copies are in theContinue reading “She’s on her way!”
Andrea Gibson: A Book Review in Five Parts
First things first: Gibson’s pronouns are them/them/theirs. Second, they note that the best writing advice they’ve ever received was to “write what you are terrified to write.” Upon knowing this, the content into which they repeatedly dive makes complete sense. The honesty with which they explore it? Well, that is not something that can be taught – butContinue reading “Andrea Gibson: A Book Review in Five Parts”
Wherever Would I Be: Locations and Research
The main location from this story is Lucy’s home in Cicero, IL, which is a suburb located on the west side of Chicago, IL. What we don’t learn in the story is that the house was Grandma Fran’s family home. Luca, her adopted child and Lucy’s adopted father, inherits the home from her. While todayContinue reading “Wherever Would I Be: Locations and Research”
Engage, Listen, and Show up for Tomorrow
from my work UntitledTown (in anticipation of Danez Smith’s craft talk and keynote reading a few years ago) In 2014, NPR asked “Where Have All The Poets Gone?” The article was a cry to arms for poets to come back and lead the political charge on the front lines like poets Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac,Continue reading “Engage, Listen, and Show up for Tomorrow”
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