Category Archives: Writing and About

Winter Sale – Free Shipping on After Life as a Human

Hey there, just wanted to let everyone know that as part of a Winter Sale, my publisher, Rain Chain Press, is offering FREE SHIPPING on my book, After Life as a Human. Advance Praise for After Life as a Human “In Laura Valeri’s new and beautifully-written collection of linked essays, she transports us to DogContinue reading “Winter Sale – Free Shipping on After Life as a Human”

Why Would You Even Want to Be a Writer?

When I first started teaching creative writing, most of my students had the impression that publishing a novel would immediately lead to instant fame and money, and that it would be easy to become a world-famous novelist. The toughest part about teaching back then was to lower their expectations and to balance the bummer pecuniaryContinue reading “Why Would You Even Want to Be a Writer?”

#GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri

Thanks to Author’s Guide for posting a review of my book and give away. Source: #GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri #GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri Folks who know me know I love indie authors and when ever I get the chanceContinue reading “#GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri”

#GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri

Thanks to Author’s Guide for posting a review of my book and give away. Source: #GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri #GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri Folks who know me know I love indie authors and when ever I get the chanceContinue reading “#GIVEAWAY- Interview – Review – The Dead Still Here by Laura Valeri”

What Kind of (Fiction) Writer Are You?

I wrote this for a textbook in progress, as a preamble to start a discussion on plot, and I’m not sure I want to include it. So here I am posting this, hoping whomever reads it can leave me feedback and let me know what they think. Did you learn something? Is this obvious? TooContinue reading “What Kind of (Fiction) Writer Are You?”

Story Makers and Story Chasers – a theory

This came up because I was reading a book by Stephanie Feldman titled The Angel of Losses.  I really liked it, in spite of the fact that it was kind of a mess, structure-wise, meandering and digressing at every turn, and I could feel at times the frustration of the writer trying to contain thisContinue reading “Story Makers and Story Chasers – a theory”

Story Makers and Story Chasers – a theory

This came up because I was reading a book by Stephanie Feldman titled The Angel of Losses.  I really liked it, in spite of the fact that it was kind of a mess, structure-wise, meandering and digressing at every turn, and I could feel at times the frustration of the writer trying to contain thisContinue reading “Story Makers and Story Chasers – a theory”