Posts Tagged The Intersection
My First AWP: A Beginner’s Experience Navigating This Important Writer’s Conference by Brad WIndhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on February 20, 2017
My First AWP: A Beginner’s Experience Navigating This Important Conference In addition to being a writer I’m also an academic. Academics attend conferences. In my field, my colleagues often attend the annual MLA conference. I’ve done this once, when the conference was hosted in Philly, which made it easy (and cheap) to attend. Since most […]
Goals for 2017 by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, goals 2017 on January 24, 2017
Goals for 2017 by Brad Windhauser 2016 turned out to be a surprise of a year for me. Personal and political issues aside, I was unprepared for the wonderful surprise of having my second novel accepted and published. Promoting The Intersection upon its release was both challenging and fun. This year I plan to continue […]
2016 – The Year of The Intersection: Not What I Expected by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in 2016: Looking Back, Brad on December 8, 2016
2016 – The Year of The Intersection: Not what I expected When this year started, I looked forward to so many things—not the least of which was getting married, which I did in October. In terms of writing, however, I was committed to finishing two short stories (I came close, and even started two more), […]
The Birth of a Novel; or, How I Got the Idea for The Intersection by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Guest Bloggers, Inspiration on September 8, 2016
The Birth of a Novel; or, How I Got the Idea for The Intersection by Brad Windhauser I grew up in LA’s San Fernando Valley and then moved to San Diego for college. Graduate school drew me east, and in 2000 I moved to Philadelphia. Immediately, I loved the more urban environment than any other […]
Brad Windhauser’s new Philadelphia-set novel, The Intersection, will be released September 8th
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, News on August 10, 2016
Happy to announce that Brad Windhauser’s new Philadelphia-set novel, The Intersection, will be released September 8th. Advance praise for The Intersection: “In this engrossing, sharp-sighted novel, Windhauser places us at the intersection of people who defy suffering even as their pain threatens to strangle them. These are strong characters, fiery and deserving of our attention, […]
Write What You Know—But What If Your Knowledge Hits a Wall? By Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Conducting Research on July 8, 2016
Write What You Know—But What If Your Knowledge Hits a Wall? By Brad Windhauser Write What You Know. I interpret this oldest-of-writing adages a few different ways. First, I believe it encourages me to explore the things that matter to me. Second, it suggests that I impose my world view on my work—my truth, basically. […]
Publication news – Brad Windhauser’s new novel published September 8th
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, News on July 5, 2016
I’m happy to announce that Brad Windhauser’s new Philadelphia-set novel, The Intersection, will be released on September 8th by Black Rose Writing. The story: When a white driver critically injures a black bicyclist, the residents in a tense, gentrifying South Philadelphia neighborhood can’t decide whether to unite, hide, or explode. Ms. Rose wrestles with ways […]