Can you judge an author by his or her books? Should you go Kindle Direct Publishing or hold out hope for Farrar Straus Giroux to come your way? I’m urging you to book a night to head down to Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St., and check out “Sex With Strangers” through Feb. 20. You…
Category: General Interest
Like A Boss: Making Writer’s Block Work for You
Today, we’re going to talk about Writer’s Block, and how thinking like the Boss will master even the worst case. Before you hold up your hands in a ‘ward off the Evil Eye’ sign in my direction, hear me out. It’s not as bad as you think. If you change your viewpoint on Writer’s Block,…
Devil Baby – Louisa May Alcott’s and George Lucas’s Love Child
I’m sorry! I’m sorry I can’t stop talking about Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. I’m sorry that so many people either love it or hate it or both and shake their fists at the firmament and there is the wailing and the gnashing of the teeth. I loved episode VII. I was transported…
And how was your day….?
I had a different blog in mind. Really. But something happened tonight that reinforces what my life as a writer is like. I thought it might resonate with some of you. I was at the annual RMFW and board meeting this last Saturday (I don’t think I saw you there?). The 250 mile trip home…
Know-It-All: The Art or Plague of Research
POLL: How many of you know what the 47th tallest structure is? (No googling, you cheaters). I do. Does that make me brilliant or lame? I have no idea. But I do know it makes me a writer. You see, I, like you, look for the smallest, seemingly inconsequential detail to breathe reality into my…