Welcome to my new digital home.
Please join me,
and allow me to join you,
in this endless intrigue we call
writing.

I’m a published writer with over 20 years’ experience as a writing teacher, editor and manuscript consultant.

My latest book, Breathing the Page: Reading the Act of Writing is a best-seller. Please be my guest and read excerpts.

Oscar jotting down “Oscar of Between” notes in Abney Park Cemetery, London, UK, 2012.

Welcome to my new interactive feature! In Oscar’s salon you can read excerpts from my work-in-progress, “Oscar of Between,” an excerpt or piece from an invited Guest Writer or Artist and add your voice to the mix. Next excerpt available on May 14, 2013.

Coming up April 2, 2013: my most-loved book, Bloodroot – Tracing the Untelling of Motherloss will be is a free PDF download for an introductory period of time.

Come join me for Manuscript Madness July 1-5, 2013 in Victoria.

If you are looking for a manuscript consult in early or full draft stages, there are two options to choose from, one-on-one manuscript consulting or participation in the VMI program.

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