A Broken Laptop

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

Three years later, and this is still one of my favorite videos ever. It’s so gloriously campy. I loved last night’s writer’s group meeting!  The speaker was Vicki Pettersson, the author of The Signs of the Zodiac Series. She was a fun speaker, both witty and accessible, and I came home feeling inspired. She talked a lot about how writing … Read More

  It’s not that I’m anti-technology.  I’m not even super technology impaired, although mildly.  I’m just slow to join the rest of the crowd.  I drag my feet, because I like to watch other people, and see what they’re doing, and how it’s going for them.  We were the last house on the block to get a Nintendo when it … Read More

  Once my husband and I went a Cirque du Soleil show.  There were these evil clowns roaming the audience beforehand, roaring and being generally creepy. I nearly climbed hubby’s body to get away.  I made him promise, on our marriage, that he wouldn’t let even get close enough to touch me, or I was going to come undone in a big way.  … Read More

So! Come and read my MadLibbed query on Carrie Harris’ blog, and if you feel so inclined, feel free to comment.  I’m quite happy with the way she handled it.  She was thoughtful, thorough, and it was hilarious.  Although I doubt queries will never be “fun” in my book, I’m already seeing vast improvements to my letter.  Every little bit … Read More

I am!! Carrie Harris is going to go all ninja on my query letter tomorrow. She’s setting up Da Rulz tonight, so drop by and give them a read, if you so desire. This? Is a little bit scary, because nobody likes to hear what they’re doing wrong. But remember my New Year’s Resolution? I’m doing things that scare me. … Read More

Whoa, so my world has been blown apart and re-pieced together in four days. Here it is in a nutshell: my son is NOT autistic, although he is exhibiting  autistic behavior on top of his normal Williams Syndrome behavior.  We’re going to be hitting more occupational, speech, feeding, etc etc therapy in a big, big way.  Frankly, I’m exhausted just thinking … Read More

  Only belatedly did I notice the little red wagon in the background.  Once a mom, always a mom, I suppose.  😛 I’ll be disappearing for four days without a computer or a cell phone.  We’re flying our son to a specialist, so hooray about that.  I’ll try to notebook and pen it on the sly, but I’m not expecting … Read More