virgowriter
I have a Master's in English from Rutgers University (Camden campus) and an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte. I am an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Temple University. My short stories have appeared in The Baltimore Review and a few online journals. My first novel, Regret (a gay-themed thriller set in Philadelphia) was published in 2007. You can read more about (and buy) it here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1932993827/ref=cm_cmu_up_thanks_hdr/103-0234178-4062264 I am currently looking for an agent for my recently completed second novel, This Too Shall Pass. I am one of five regular contributors to 5Writer.com and the voice behind the new blog: www.BibleProjectBlog.com VirgoWriter@gmail.com
Homepage: http://BibleProjectBlog.com
It Takes a Village
Posted in Brad, The Writer's Community on May 12, 2013
In 1996, Hillary Clinton published It Takes a Village, a book that asserts that it takes a community to raise quality (i.e. smart, well-adjusted, achieving, etc.) children. When you think about your own writing, it helps to think of your work as children, little beings who need a community of support to turn out well. […]
A Poet’s Perspective on the Use of Structure (Guest Post by Poet Ron Hayes)
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Structure on April 29, 2013
Ron Hayes is a poet and fiction writer from Erie, PA. He teaches English at East High School where he also coaches football, keeps stats for girls’ basketball, and continues to try to start a lacrosse team. A graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program at Queens University of Charlotte, Ron was named Erie […]
Embracing Structure as a Tool for Your Story
In architecture, there’s an expression: form follows function. This means that the way something is used dictates the shape of the building (or components of it). So, for example, stairs on a stair case are designed the way they are so that they can function the way they are supposed to: to allow a person […]
Publishing News for Brad Windhauser (News)
Brad’s recent review of Solomon Jones’ The Dead Man’s Wife was just published at the Philadelphia Review of Books. In his review, Brad discusses (among other things) the author’s use of setting (Philadelphia), characterization, style, and the reader’s expectations of genre fiction: http://philadelphiareviewofbooks.com/2013/04/03/a-crime-at-dirty-franks/ In other news, Brad’s recent story “The Diagnosis” was accepted at Ray’s […]
A Poet’s Perspective on Grammar
Posted in Grammar, Guest Bloggers on March 26, 2013
David Locke works in the Library at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. He attended Louisiana State University as a double major in History and Creative Writing. In addition, he earned his Master of Fine Arts from Queens University in Charlotte. Though he hopes to begin submitting work again soon, he continues his self-imposed […]
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never let Me Go (Review)
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never let Me Go Some books take their time drawing you in. Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Never Let Me Go is a perfect example, though once it has you, it carries you on an emotionally satisfying (and at times touching and sad) journey. It’s hard to discuss the book without revealing a few […]
Fun with Grammar
Here’s a fun sentence that is missing proper punctuation: Woman without her man is nothing. (You’ll find this example in several places on-line, so I didn’t create it.) It illustrates the importance of grammar (and knowledge of proper punctuation). The key here is proper. The idea is not to ensure that you follow the rules […]
Crafty Use of Point of View in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited.”
Posted in Brad, Special Editions on February 23, 2013
Told in five sections, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” makes use of its structure and point of view in order to align us with the protagonist, Charlie. Although Charlie has made a lot of “mistakes” in his life, the author uses Charlie as our point of view in order to invite sympathy for this character—this […]
Our Support System (In Honor of Valentine’s Day)
In Outliers, author Malcolm Gladwell identifies many factors that contribute to an individual’s success. One of them—a standout—is that no one succeeds alone; meaning, everyone has someone who helps him or her out along the way. For writers this is perhaps crucial. We need all kinds of help, from the peers who offer feedback to […]
Brad Windhauser Announces Launch of New Writing Project (and other activity)
A busy few weeks for Brad: New Blog Project: A gay author reading the Bible for the first time? Yep. Brad Windhauser chronicles his journey reading through the Bible for the first time (beginning with the New Testament) on his new site: http://www.BibleProjectBlog.com Author Profile: He is profiled on Jonnie Martin’s Blog site, talking about […]
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