Author Archives: Andrew Roe

Believers Pub Date

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Andrew Roe

When my novel Believers sold earlier in the year, the publication date was either going to be fall 2014 or spring 2015. Well, there’s been a decision, and it’s… spring 2015. Yes, the extra waiting will be hard (to quote … Continue reading →

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New Story + Novel Update

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Andrew Roe

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, I know. A couple quick things… My story “Job History” is in the latest issue of The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review. Here’s what the cool cover looks like: Other contributors include … Continue reading →

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Open to the Mystery

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Andrew Roe

“I wish I could say to you that it all works out organically as planned, but they never do, these books. Writers constantly—you know this—fly by the seat of their pants, and you just go along. You’re open to the … Continue reading →

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The Arrangement of the Words Matters

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Andrew Roe

From Joan Didion: Grammar is a piano I play by ear, since I seem to have been out of school the year the rules were mentioned. All I know about grammar is its infinite power. To shift the structure of a … Continue reading →

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Parenting and Writing

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Andrew Roe

Over at the Quivering Pen, Shawn Vestal, author of the newly released collection Godforsaken Idaho, had some things to say about parenting and writing that really hit home. Here’s a taste:“I needed to be drawn out of myself and into the … Continue reading →

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