Two Songbirds Press

December 11, 2012
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NaNoWriMo? No. No.

Did I write the first 50,000 words of my novel? Is that why I’ve been MIA from my blog for so long? Sadly, no. And, happily. Instead of writing a pile of you-know-what, I’ve been working on some excellent projects … Continue reading

September 3, 2012
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New issue of Gently Read Literature–read real reviews

The new issue of Gently Read Literature has been released. Another collection of fine books reviewed by fine reviewers, including a review of Terese Svoboda’s Bohemian Girl by Yours Truly. Find it here.

July 25, 2012
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Under the Gum Tree, Issue 4 is available now

Why are ice pops so beautiful against a stark white background?     My understanding of what makes certain images artistic is pretty much limited to the kind of images that one creates with letters of the alphabet, but I … Continue reading

June 22, 2012
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Under the Gum Tree Issue 3, revisited

Today is a perfect day in Nor Cal: Seventy degrees and sunny, a light breeze blowing the leaves on our plentiful trees. What makes it really perfect is, first, it is Friday; and second, that I have the third issue … Continue reading

June 13, 2012
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Ready for this Book Release

  Just Released! An Irish Miracle by Rob Mahan is available for purchase in both print and electronic versions.  My copy, signed by the author, who just happens to be my client, arrived in the mail this week and it … Continue reading

April 21, 2012
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The Perfect Client

The perfect client reads as well as writes.  The perfect client has done his or her research on editing and writing, is a good listener, and is willing to pay a professional rate for the professional services requested.  The perfect client … Continue reading

February 8, 2012
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Editing, writing, digital publishing, from textbooks to fiction, meetings and events…

This has been a wonderfully busy first quarter, with a cornucopia of activities to keep me sharp. The Nor Cal EFA hosted speaker Judith Horstman in January, and she provided the participants with insider information about writing for magazines and … Continue reading

lit mag, steve almond, micah albert, creative nonfiction

January 18, 2012
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Issue 2 Under the Gum Tree: Fine Creative non-fiction and artistic photography

Do you suffer from idiopathic craniofacial erythema? I do, and so does Yale Professor and essayist Colleen Kinder.  Her essay about blushing is the feature story in the newly released Volume 2 of Under the Gum Tree, a non-fiction literary … Continue reading