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MARTHA STEWART, HAH! | Secret Life of a Chaotic Writer 23 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
Luna the One-Eyed Wonder Dog, messy eater My mind is too full. It’s so full of novel stuff (page proofs! an upcoming conference to prepare for! what about the current work-in-progress?!?!?) and Debut...
I’m a Debutante! (I’m Serious. Really. I Am.) 17 Aug 2013 | 02:40 am
I’m in high-octane brain power mode this week. Practically twitchy, I’d say. I’m having a hard time focusing on one task for long, so let’s hope I finish this post before twitchy little authorial task...
5 Things I Learned at the Willamette Writers Conference 9 Aug 2013 | 08:56 am
In the pitch practice room. Nerves galore. Last weekend I volunteered at the Willamette Writers Conference. I attended as an author rather than as a writer trying to snag the attention of a literary ...
AUTHOR PHOTO 101 | 5 Reasons I’m Not a Model (Besides the Obvious) 2 Aug 2013 | 09:54 am
Last month, I rallied myself and three dear friends for an author photo shoot. I’d been dreading it yet looking forward to ticking the task off my to-do list for weeks. I engaged the girly-girl talent...
COFFEEHOUSE TIME | The Art of Showing Up 26 Jul 2013 | 03:10 am
I’ve written many a blog post in coffeehouse time too. A few weeks ago, Ramona DeFelice Long, fearless leader of the How Many Pages Did You Write Today? Facebook group asked us when we write best. In...
Sticky Post: Good Reviews and GIVEAWAY Newsletter 19 Jul 2013 | 08:13 am
In the sidebar, check out the snippets from good reviews I’ve received for KILMOON, A Country Clare Mystery. I’m a tad excited. No surprise! I’ve also added a new page (^up there) so you can learn mor...
APPLIED FICTION | Like Applied Mathematics Only Not 12 Jul 2013 | 04:23 am
The Professor in an Authorial Pose I ditched my chosen blog topic for today. Very “meh.” So here I am facing the big, bad, blank screen, which feels as (un)comfortable as facing the big, bad, blank s...
HYPHEN-MANIA | Or, How I Got B-Slapped* by My Copyeditor 28 Jun 2013 | 04:49 am
(source: grammarpartyblog.com) (*where “b-slapped” is a hyphen-manic word such that “b” stands in for the witch-rhyming word.) After last week’s post, I promised I’d write something lighthearted thi...
UPDATE | Mom’s Dementia 21 Jun 2013 | 04:40 am
“I swear, my memory lasts two seconds,” Mom said, leaning forward with a big smile. We sat at her favorite restaurant, Ruby Tuesday’s. Her days of fine dining with my restaurateur dad are long gone. S...
A Dash of Sociopathy Anyone? 14 Jun 2013 | 04:51 am
A few weeks ago I bought Psychology Today. The cover blared, “Confessions of a Sociopath.” The cashier glanced at me, then down at the cover, and said, “Be careful, you might learn something.” Hah! I ...
