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A Huffington Post writing life blogger (The Geek's Guide to the Writing Life) and university creative writing teacher, I write fiction and creative nonfiction (memoir) and have published many books and essays on creative writing in higher education. Represented by Anne Bohner at Pen and Ink Literary, my fictional territory remains the German and Irish neighborhoods of Queens, NY in the last century, where I grew up. ...more

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	Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life, The: An Instructional Memoir for Prose Writers 4.20 avg rating — 71 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Son 4.23 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rethinking Creative Writing 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can It Really Be Taught?: Resisting Lore in Creative Writing Pedagogy by Kelly Ritter (Editor), Stephanie Vanderslice (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.43 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught?: Resisting Lore in Creative Writing Pedagogy by Stephanie Vanderslice (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rebecca Manery (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching Creative Writing to Undergraduates: A Practical Guide and Sourcebook by Stephanie Vanderslice (Goodreads Author), Kelly Ritter, Allison D. Smith (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching Creative Writing: The Essential Guide 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Motherlode: Essays on Parenthood by Ashley Parker Owens (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rebecca Dickinson, Amanda Etcheto 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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