This six session Novel (and other prose narrative) Writing Class is appropriate both for beginners and for those who want to restart or gain momentum with their projects. The cost is $360. The class runs 6 Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Eastern: March 1, 2023 March 8, 2023 March 15, 2023 March 22, 2023 March 29, […]
“Foote: A Mystery Novel” by Tom Bredehoft
November 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Meredith Sue Willis Foote: A Mystery Novel (West Virginia University Press, 2022), described as a cryptid murder mystery, shares some qualities with a cozy. But unlike a typical cozy with an amateur sleuth in an English village, the narrator here, Big Jim Foote, is a professional if somewhat desultory private investigator, whose real […]
Meredith Sue Willis
November 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Meredith Sue Willis grew up in a West Virginia family of teachers. She has published twenty-two books, and her novels and stories are considered part of the Appalachian Renaissance. She also writes science fiction, young adult, books for children, and books about how-to-write and how-to-teach-writing. She teaches novel writing at New York University’s School of […]
“Saving Tyler Hake,” by Meredith Sue Willis
December 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Donna Meredith Although the title might lead a potential reader to think this novella is mostly about one young man, it is not. Saving Tyler Hake, by Meredith Sue Willis, paints a vivid portrait of small town life: the complicated relationships of people who have known each other since childhood and newcomers trying […]
“Their Houses,” by Meredith Sue Willis
November 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Donna Meredith The richly drawn characters in Meredith Sue Willis’s latest novel, Their Houses, are stumbling about in an effort to meet one of the most basic needs Maslow identifies in his famous hierarchy, a need which must be met before people can move on to find love, esteem, and self actualization. They […]