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The Great Debate
Let us go then, you and I, when the evening is spread out against the sky...
Feb 8, 2016


Getting Our Group On
There are so many cooking metaphors I could use to talk about the process of writing this novel.
Oct 20, 2015


Character Counts Most of All
Thus I sealed my fate and kissed reading a full-length book good-bye. And then I picked up “Death Comes to Pemberley” by PD James.
Jan 4, 2015


Join Me on April 23rd in Raleigh
If you are a reader or author interested in exploring the future of writing and/or celebrating local authors, join me!
Apr 20, 2014


What kind of writer’s workshop would you attend?
I have been named the 2016 Piedmont Laureate and one of the responsibilities of that position is to conduct workshops for other writers...
Mar 7, 2014


Empaths and voyeurs and parrots… oh, my!
. Voyeurs, on the other hand, can be both wickedly entertaining and devastatingly cruel. Their ability to see every move you make and...
Feb 20, 2014


P.S…. I’m still here.
It seems impossible that it has been a year since I actually updated this blog. I’d be ashamed if I had time for it. But ain’t nobody got...
Dec 29, 2013


Happy New Year, One & All — Including Moi
This year was a year of reckoning for me in many ways. I had a serious Come to Jesus meeting with myself and I gave myself a good talking...
Dec 29, 2012


You’re Invited…
Katy Munger Reading Thursday, June 21, 2012 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Durham County Library: 1st Floor Auditorium 300 North Roxboro...
Jun 16, 2012


A matter of faith
It is always at this point, right before I begin the final draft process, but I begin to fear my characters are nothing but cartoons,...
Mar 13, 2012


Living In The Twilight Zone
I have entered the Twilight Zone — tha It’s a good sign when this happens in some ways. It tells me that I have successfully created a...
Jan 8, 2012


Mazel tov to us all!
Today is my birthday. Not to put too fine a point on it, I am officially older than dirt. But I am also undeniably happy to be here and...
Dec 29, 2011


When death is no longer an abstract
My Dad, top row at right, at Harvard on a Neiman Fellowship in 1955, before the responsibility of caring for six children derailed his...
Dec 14, 2011


Hand Me the Knife
I came across this quote from Mark Twain this week and loved it. Being a writer has one big advantage over other occupations: it is one...
Dec 4, 2011


When a Take-Over is Emminent
Now, I am not so sure. As I continue to write about good vs. evil, and the different forms these forces can take, I wonder about these...
Dec 3, 2011


For Short Story Lovers:
If you enjoy short stories centered around crime, check out Dead of Winter, an anthology of mystery and crime short stories by...
Nov 26, 2011


Nov 26, 2011
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