In addition to the novel, I'm working on several other fun new projects. I recently met with Susan Lyons, the interim director of the Yadkin County Arts Council, to discuss literary programs in the Yadkin Valley area. She and husband Stephen are leading up a monster capital campaign to raise funds for a new 10,000 square-foot cultural arts center in Yadkinville. The new arts center will house workshops, offices, a theatre, a bookstore, a coffee shop, and artists' studios. It's a dream come true!
I'll be meeting soon with the folks at the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes to see how I can help with their next literary hop. I'm looking forward to that as well.
I'm also preparing for a big interview with one of my personal literary heroes, biographer Penelope Niven. She is currently working on a biography of Thornton Wilder. I'll be reading as many of Wilder's novels and plays as possible over the coming weeks, and if time permits, I'll share thoughts on them here.
