Writing in Tampa Bay Hub
The writing life on this stretch of coast
Sixteen pieces on writing in Pinellas County and Tampa: the rooms worth a morning, the literary history buried in these towns, how a local author gets onto a shelf, and the stories sitting in people’s houses.
Places to write
Where the good rooms are, what each one is for, and which of them are open when you have time.
The literary history nobody tells you about
Tampa Bay has a deeper literary past than it advertises. A Beat novelist died here, cigar workers hired readers to read them novels, and a journalism school owns the newspaper.
Getting your book out locally
Shelves, libraries, signings, and press. What each gatekeeper needs from you, and the one decision that opens or closes most of these doors before you ask.
Stories worth writing here
This county is full of people who did something substantial somewhere else. These pieces are about the material sitting in their houses, and the deep past sitting under the picnic tables.
Working with me where you are
Most of my work is remote, and a good deal of it is not. For clients in these towns we meet in person, and for a memoir in particular that beats any number of video calls.
Your story is worth writing down
The people who built the mound at Philippe Park left no account of themselves. The record goes to whoever left one.
No pitch. No pressure.