Monthly Archives: August 2013

New on the blogroll

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I’ve added a few items to the Literary Ashland blogroll. We’ve already got some great local publishers listed: Ashland Creek Press, which (check out Midge Raymond’s new book Everyday Book Marketing), Krill Press, which features mysteries and Ken Lewis’s excellent … Continue reading →

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Where errors come from

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I recently wrapped up a 75,000 word manuscript (on the linguistics of apology). Along the way, the work ballooned up to 100,000 words, slimmed down to 65,000 and finally landed at a fighting weight of 75,000. It’s a long story—the … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Gail Fiorini-Jenner

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Ed Battistella

Gail Fiorini-Jenner is a writer and rancher living on an original ranch homestead in the northern California. She is the author of the novel Across the Sweet Grass Hills, which received the 2002 WILLA Award for Best Original Paperback at … Continue reading →

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