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Writing Craft, Vol. V: Novelist and short fiction writer John McManus
I spoke with Norfolk, Va., fiction writer John McManus earlier this week for a Belligerent Q&A. This is a follow up with some of his responses to questions emailed earlier this summer. A full disclosure reminder: McManus is one of my professors in the Old Dominion University MFA Creative Writing Program. In addition to being […]
Belligerent Q&A, Vol X: Novelist and short story writer John McManus
July 25, 2011
Norfolk, Va., novelist, short story writer, educator, and columnist John McManus visited France earlier this summer, dealing a crushing defeat to my dreams of getting this Belligerent Q&A posted in June 2011. In America, we don’t look backwards, even if it’s only a month or so. We can’t get within 1,000 meters of a month […]
Publication rights and the Web
February 7, 2011
I published a short story many years ago that involved a respectable enough literary review, a contract and a sum of money for first-publication rights. This was before the Web was an issue. Back then, everything was made of wood, you see. Now, for the second time since the online age began (really the past […]
Upcoming HR Arts Events
2013 JHDoucette.com Fortune Writing Contest: Writing & art. Emailed entries due to jhdouc@verizon.net by 11:59 p.m., Monday, July 1. Paper entries available @ Fair Grounds News & Coffee, Baldwin and Colley avenues, Norfolk, Va. Winners announced July 7. Fortunes displayed @ Fair Grounds until the management gets tired of looking at them. FMI click this link.
Cuff Me: The Unauthorized Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody by The Pushers: Musical theater and comedy. 5 p.m. & 8 p.m., Saturday, May 25, and 8 p.m., Sunday, May 26 @ The NorVA, 317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk, Va. Admission $35-$55 not including fees via Ticketmaster. Garage parking @ Monticello and Freemason $; valet @ MacArthur Center along Monticello $; limited metered street parking nearby. The Tide @ Monticello & MacArthur station.
Circle Mirror Transformation: Theater. Various shows, June 7-30 @ The Generic Theater, 215 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, Va. General admission $15; student, military & seniors $12. Fees may apply. Group rates available. The Generic Theater Down Under Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, Va. Garage parking @ Scope Garage $; nearby surface lot & garage parking $; limited metered street parking. The Tide @ Monticello & MacArthur station. FMI call (757) 441-2160 or click this link.
July 26, 2011
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