WHAT?
Fiction and flash fiction. Humor blogging.
WHY?
If you had told me fifteen years ago that I would become a novelist and blogger, I would have scoffed. I had a career or two, raised my two … Continue reading >>
TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains details which may be triggering to survivors of sexual assault.
Admitting that you've been sexually assaulted isn't easy. The shame, the self blame, and the … Continue reading >>
WHAT?
Subjects happen along. What I’m writing today will be shaped by something that happens tomorrow.
A few weeks ago I saw a photograph of Heidi Klum stretching a pair of underpants, which … Continue reading >>
And how to stay determined while you do!
These numbers will tell you why you should make a pact with yourself to query at least 100 agents:
Stats from my Agent Search
I queried 83 agents in an … Continue reading >>
The other day, my seven-year old granddaughter and I made critters out of sea shells. She did the designing and I handled the hot glue gun. I had to do my best to interpret her visions. I learned … Continue reading >>
WHAT?
Poems. Lots and lots of poems—formal, free-verse, all the stuff in the middle. A list of five things that don’t suck (almost every day). Reviews, talks, emails. Too many emails. But then poems … Continue reading >>