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 >>
When imagination is bigger than the child
It’s important to teach children that when you reach a dead end, it’s okay to set the project aside. Sometimes the solution comes when you’re not even … 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 >>
Making a book trailer for In the Context of Love on iMovie was as much fun and almost as daunting as it was to write the book. There were so many directions to go in, so many possible scenarios and … Continue reading >>
Do visuals cheapen books?
A book is for quiet time. A book stimulates the imagination to create its own visuals. Wouldn't that imaginative process be spoiled if you watched a book trailer? Have we … Continue reading >>