My Maxine calendar today was: “I need a new house. This one’s out of toilet paper.” It should have read, “I need a new store. This one is out of toilet paper.” Because, in case you didn’t know it, people are hoarding toilet paper. One person was trying to sell a 12 pack on Amazon…
I submitted a query to a publisher, based off the recommendation from another publisher. I got a positive response, but a request to address some issues and if I felt I could do that, to resubmit. Yeah, me! I made the edits, resubmitted, and my excitement starting to climb. I then got an e-mail from…
‘Twas the weekend before Christmas and things are a mess I’ve been putting off what needs done, I have to confess Packages to wrap litter every room If I don’t get my butt in gear, we’re surely doomed Menu? What Menu? You mean I have to cook? I was just settling in to work on…
If you’re like me, when the holidays hit, everything else goes off the rails. I don’t write. I don’t edit. I don’t think about deadlines and plot points or much of anything writerly. And I hate that. The holidays are hectic, but less so than they’ve been in the past when we hosted 44 people…
I don’t know about you, but I come across a ton of great writing tools on a weekly if not daily basis. They come from blogs I follow, books I hear about, workshops, and just overheard conversations (OK, not on purpose, really). What do I do with all that great information? I have a file…