When We Fell In Love

The very gracious Dennis Haritou from Three Guys One Book reviewed my Hint Fiction story on their site.  (Hee hee, he said “voyeur”!) He invited me to contribute an essay to their wonderful When We Fell In Love series, and I have to tell you that I was deeply honored and also a little bit horrified.  If you want luscious, thought-provoking … Read More

In Which I Obsess Over Star Candies

Tonight was The Night of Writing Dangerously, and it was super fantastic! First, I have two pics!  Number one: I finally had my first Shirley Temple with extra cherries, the official assassin’s drink.  It was delicious. Yes, I’m holding two. Don’t judge me.  😉 And number two: I was utterly charmed by these adorable star candies! Did anybody else think Spirited Away and … Read More

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