Six Words — The Sum of Me
I’m borrowing an idea from one of my favorite agent blogs. On August 22, Rachelle Gardner asked her readers to submit memoirs... Read More
When Comfortable Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Happy
On a recent visit to Texas, I bought an inspirational magnet at my sister’s gift shop. It reads: Life begins at the... Read More
And the Little Writer Went Tweet, Tweet, Tweet
And today, a blog edition on all things social media. CellStoriesMy short story, Coffee with Satan, was the featured piece on CellStories... Read More
Sometimes Even Iced Tea Won’t Cut It
In true broken-record fashion, I found myself lacking motivation to write this week. Instead, I looked up quotes about motivation on the... Read More
A Butcher, A Baker, A Candlestick Maker?
I was recently in Rockville, MD, for some face-time with my employers and co-workers. All satellite employees come in for a week... Read More
Taos Day 5&6: Wine and Espresso Chocolate to End the Week
What an intense week. Loved the discourse. Loved the writing exercises. While I feel the Taos Summer Writers’ Conference was a good... Read More
Background Checks: But I Walked Those Half Marathons!
I read an interesting item on publishers doing background checks on authors to ensure they’re not taking a chance on some crazy... Read More
Taos Day 4: Are you a Simon or an Ellen?
Today’s assignment was to write a 26-sentence story, each sentence beginning with a different letter of the alphabet (in order), one sentence... Read More
Taos Day 3: Affirmation of My Path
And it was a very good day…Had a short story workshopped by my 10 classmates and our instructor, author Pam Houston. Such... Read More
Taos Day 2: Locking the Analytical Bitch in the Closet
Two big takeaways from our first morning with author Pam Houston: First, she talked about her process. She says she’s the opposite... Read More