Come Back From San Francisco

This song by the Magnetic Fields is one of my favorite songs of all time. Thoughtful, profound, and heartwrenchingly melancholy. I’m so very glad that I was introduced to it several years ago. If you haven’t heard “Come Back From San Francisco”, then you should go and listen right now. It’s beautiful. So! I’m (obviously) in San Francisco with my … Read More

The Night of Writing Dangerously

Tomorrow my friend Laura and I are flying to San Francisco.  We’re going to bundle up, eat clam chowder out of bread bowls, see the sights, and then attend the ultimate NaNoWriMo experience: The Night of Writing Dangerously.  The best part?  It’s a noir theme, and we’re dressing appropriately.  Black dress, flowers in my hair, red lipstick, and sky high … Read More

My Mom Is A Writer: A Post By A Two Year Old

(Given that my sweet thang can’t type yet, I’ll use my words to say exactly what she would have you know.) Mama is a writer.  That’s what she says.  This means that she sits at the computer.  A lot. She says, “No, don’t touch that!” and “Eek, I forgot to save!” and “This is exactly why I tell you to … Read More

In Which Our Group Plays Silent Hill 2

I didn’t get home last night until 2:00.  Our writer’s group didn’t start until 9 PM, and it was amazing. I had been struggling with a personal essay for the last two months, and I finally brought the sad little thing to the Illiterati.  Within three minutes, I kid you not, they dug down and got to the heart of … Read More

Wombats Will Rule The Wooooooorld!

See that pair of man feet in the header?  That’s my friend Mason.  By now, if you read this rather hysterical post that he wrote, you know that he and I entered a flash fiction contest for the Las Vegas Book Festival.  We talked smack, swaggered around, and totally vowed to out-write each other.  So what happens?  We tied for … Read More

WIP Wednesday: NaNoWriMo Begins! And Holy Heck!

Ladies and gentlemen, I have just stepped off the train into Crazyville. I thought, “NaNo would be the perfect time to pause in the memoir and write Stormlight.  Wouldn’t that be swell?” Well, sure it would.  Except that I can’t seem to turn off my brain. Yesterday I wrote 1800 words on Stormlight and then 1200 on the memoir.  Then … Read More

2010 NaNoWriMo Playlist

Last year I asked everybody what should be on our NaNoWriMo playlist. And boy, did I get answers! Like 143 of them. I’m going to repost that list for this year, and invite you to contribute your favorite writing songs, as well! Let me know what you think we’re missing out on, and I’ll add it to the list. It’s … Read More

Gardner Goldsmith Interviews Me on the Liberty Conspiracy

I met this darling man at KillerCon last year, but we didn’t have a chance to really talk until this year’s KillerCon, and he quickly became a highlight.  If you haven’t had the chance to meet the intelligent and wildly entertainingly Gardner Goldsmith, you’re missing out.  He’s genuinely one of the good guys, and he’s a real pleasure to talk to.  … Read More

The Pros and Cons of NaNoWriMo

It’s that time of year again!  *trills*  Time where we live on nothing but caffeine and leftover Halloween candy while pounding out 50,000 words in 30 days.  It’s time for NaNoWriMo. This will be my fifth year participating in NaNo.  Last year I wondered if it would be my last NaNoWriMo, but earlier this year I decided to throw myself back into … Read More