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So yesterday I was all, “Tra la la, I’m productive!”  I assumed this gave me a free pass to slide today, which I’ll inevitably need.  One can’t be terribly productive two days in a row, can one?  Of course not.  Musn’t get too crazy, now. Then last night I received two query rejections, and today I woke up to three magazine … Read More

Today was my son’s last day of kindergarten.  My husband took an hour off of work and we sat in tiny little chairs at tiny little tables and enjoyed a tiny little party with his class.  A good time was had by all. And then I wrote.  Like the wind!  I whipped up a rather charming short story where the … Read More

Oh my gosh!  Something spectacular just happened! So about two weeks ago, I wrote this post about the QueryTracker Carnival and a few of its contests.  Well, I placed in one!  Wait, what?  I know, that’s what I said!  I won a query critique by Lindsay Davis of Writer’s House.  I just…died.  I nearly died.  You can see the essay here if … Read More

Oh.  My.  Gosh.  What a nightmare! Yes, my children. I love them and they drive me crazy.  My son is six.  My daughter isn’t quite two, and is a diva.  I’m not sure how to write around them.  Usually I sit on the couch with my laptop (and at least one child) balanced on my knees.  I’ve tried writing while … Read More

I made it through high school relatively unscathed, and to this day my mother will swear that it’s because I had good friends.  And it’s true, because most of them were pretty stellar.  We took care of each other.  We didn’t let each other fall into bonfires, and the like.  How fantastic we obviously were!  😛 Anyway, tonight I am … Read More

My sweet and tiny next door neighbor was mugged last night, less than a block away from our house.  She’s pretty bruised and shaken up, but other than that, she isn’t badly physically hurt.  All I can think is: less than a block away?!  What a jerk.  What a coward.   She’s probably less than five feet tall.  I hope this … Read More

Three years ago I was bored and dissatisfied with my boring and dissatisfying life, so I took an online writing class from the local college. This, too, was boring and dissatisfying, mainly because the teacher wanted to keep everything rated G (“no violence or language of any kind”) and when she wasn’t telling us to write about wide-eyed kittens romping with … Read More

Today was a horrible day, full of meanness and ill will. It has damaged my optimistic view of humanity, but surely only for today. Two positive things came from this. The first is that my warm-and-caring-turned-cold-and-biting story can only be strengthened. I don’t think that I can back this one into a corner, so I’ll run with the tone and … Read More

So I’m supposed to be providing a bio pic for a publication. Sure, I say. No problem. Give me a while so that I can take an updated one, I say. But I forgot one thing: Bio pics suck. A lot. In a world where most people will never meet me face to face, all they’ll know are a few … Read More

This weekend was full of rollercoasters, Memorial Day sales, and delicious goodness. My family and I enjoyed real quality time, and got to know each other again. We took walks, hung pictures in the living room, and played on the swing set outside. I even submitted a few things. But know what I didn’t do? Write. And now I’m going … Read More