Our next focus is on African-American novelist, playwright and social critic James Baldwin. 

In this long awaited episode I discuss the good and not so good aspects of being part of a formal writing group.

The final installment of the Writing is Fire Series launches into the many facets of writing, internal and external to show how vital, noble and powerful it can become.

In this episode I outline the significant reasons why and how a short bio should be included in your writing submission.

In the third installment of the series, What is Short Fiction explores flash and short fiction, its structure, basic history, submission snafus, and others useful facts and observations.

John and I discuss small press publishing. I have being doing the ebook side and John the print side. Be prepared for interesting stories and discussion on a popular subject.

In the second installment of Writing is Fire Series, What is Poetry delves into poetry's ancient past as the first form of literature to its most recent internet innovations.

We bring back the creative couple Goguen/Rifenberg of the play "Unstoppable By Design" for a second audio performance to share the aftermath of the play and a few stories leading to the release of a novel of events also entitled Unstopped by Design.

The first installment in July -- Writing is Fire Series. Playwriting one-act structure, submission process,  unique expectations and drama history is explored.

This episode John and I discuss writing competitions in general and the two major annual literary competitions Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize.