
The Writing Life


Music Mavens: An Interview with Ashley Walker and Maureen Charles
As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, "Music is…

Publishing Crash Course Part 1: Querying Simplified
Hello! I'm Kate Pentecost (aka Ceredwyn Bagley, the Program Assistant…

Dealing With Stress: A Q&A With VCFA Alumnx Christie Cognevich
If there's anything the past few years has taught us, it's that…

The Fight for Intellectual Freedom: an Interview with Amy King and Tirzah Price
Throughout the past several months, challenges and outright bans…

Ethel's Song: An Interview with Barbara Krasner
In increasingly Unprecedented Times, we often look to the past…

Be Real, Macy Weaver! An Interview With Lakita Wilson
Art cannot exist in a vacuum. This we understand completely at…

Interview with Alum Robin Kirk on Two New Releases!
There seem to be two schools of thought on what to read during…

Manatee Summer - An Interview with Alum Evan Griffith!
As the summer gets underway, our thoughts often turn to fun in…

The Hike to Home - Jess Rinker ('14) on her Upcoming Release!
VCFA WCYA (Summer '14) Alum Jess Rinker is set to release her…

Spicy Young Adult Books and Adult Readers
Writing for young adults can be a difficult world to navigate,…

'Making Social Media Work for Your Book' - Autumn Krause, '14
We’ve all heard it. If you are a traditionally published author,…