Rebels met in early January 2019 at Martha’s charming home near Newtown, Bucks County.
Discussion touched on:
- Fancyland, Dave’s new book about a fallen Catholic priest who works to redeem himself through fighting the opioid epidemic
- John’s 1990s-set murder mystery, tentatively titled “Refugees,” set in Lambertville/Buckingham/Long Beach Island and his 1943 murder mystery, set in Bristol, Pa.
- Mel’s book of connected short stories telling her protagonist’s tale from the POV of a number of characters, which she is now querying. In the meantime, she is working on additional short stories, including one nominated for a Pushcart award.
- Chris’ new novel, America is a Gun,as well as his crime-scene-cleaners novel, both of which he has been submitting for publication.
- Martha’s querying of her crime/national security/environmental conspiracy novel to agents and publishers. And her new work writing a creative nonfiction essay wrapping in her personal story of illness and the passage of time with the history of her 19thCentury home.
- Russ’ continued querying of several completed novels and his processing of the recent critique of his novel set in WWII
Other questions pondered by Rebs
- Did Hemingway write drunk?
- What connects you to a work? What incidents that you’ve read about or experienced keep you tied to a book?
- Discussion of the Bucks County historic society’s interest in history-based pieces about the region for a compilation the society is planning.Martha will submit her essay.
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