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Guess Who’s NOT Invited to Participate in NaNoWriMo?
This blog might be a little on the quiet side for the month of November, as I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month, or as it’s known in the writing community, NaNoWriMo. The goal of...
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Happy Turkey Day!
Today was a good day. I wrote a little, cooked a little, cleaned a little. I watched a coyote race across the field. A pair of blue jays have set up house in our trees for the winter. We enjoyed …...
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I Did NaNoWriMo and All I Got was this Lousy First Draft
“LET ME OUT, YOU $**@&!!” *shoulder thuds repeatedly against door, which finally crashes open* In case you were wondering, that was my highly offended inner editor, who was locked away during the...
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Favorite Books of 2012
Reading the news these days does nothing but make me weep. If you’re like me, and you just need to escape reality for a few hours, I offer you some of the best books I’ve read this year. (Not...
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On Christmas Adventures and Getting Chicagoed
It’s a frigid New Year’s Day. I’m sitting in my in-law’s home in New York, watching the waves crash on Lake Ontario. Soon, we fly back home to Colorado. Going home is good. But if we have a layover in...
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20 Great Writers on the Art of Revision – Flavorwire
As I dive into revising Luna Park, the novel I horked out in the month of November during Nanowrimo, this post from Flavorwire inspires me. Especially this gem from Roald Dahl. “By the time I am...
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What Writers Can Learn from Downton Abbey | Nathan Bransford, Author
Are you a fan of Downton Abbey? I find it simply swoonworthy. So when I read this post from the fabulous Nathan Bransford (link below), I had to add my dos centavos. When Bransford said, “What’s...
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‘The Book Thief’ Movie: Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson to Star – The...
Meep! My favorite book of all time will soon be a movie. Not sure how I feel about that. One of the things that slayed me about The Book Thief was the unique voice and Zusak’s use of Death as …...
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On the Trail with Author Jenny Torres Sanchez
BC: Meet Jenny Torres Sanchez, crazy-talented author of THE DOWNSIDE OF BEING CHARLIE, and the soon-to-be-released DEATH, DICKINSON, AND THE DEMENTED LIFE OF FRENCHIE GARCIA. We’re going to chat about...
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Two Very Special Book Launches
It’s an exciting time when an author’s book launches – full of expectation, joy, nerves, and heaps of hard work doing interviews, promotions, and readings. I read Peggy Edelman’s blog this morning, and...
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The Book of Broken Hearts is Out... And It Needs Your Help!
Reblogged from Sarah Ockler, Author: The Book of Broken Hearts officially hit the shelves on May 21st, which is, like, YAY! But it hasn't hit all the shelves. Which is, you know, BOO! I've been...
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On the Trail with Author Mindy McGinnis
Today’s cyber hike is with Mindy McGinnis, author of NOT A DROP TO DRINK, coming out in September from Katherine Tegan/Harper Collins. I’m a big fan of her fantastic blog “Writer, Writer Pants on...
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Great books on their way to the big screen!
Exciting to see all these books morphing into (hopefully good) movies. I’m especially geeking out about Divergent, Gone Girl, and The Book Thief....
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Colorado’s Thousand Year Flood
When the torrential rains began last week, I didn’t complain. People who live here never complain about rain. Half the time our state is either on fire or in a drought. Besides, every Colorado...
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Ode to my Writer’s Group
The article posted below was written by my friend Joe, who also belongs to my writer’s group. His thoughts are spot on, and I can’t express how beneficial it has been to be involved with the Pasties....
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Bats in my Belfry
The other day, my daughter asked me for Halloween symbols she could use for a poster she was making. I gave her the usual — ghosts, jack-o-lanterns, witches, tooth decay . . . It didn’t dawn on me...
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Favorite Books of 2013
This post is brought to you by the good folks at Grammarly. Before you accuse me of getting into the hooch, I really do have a sponsor – at least for this post. Grammarly is like having your own...
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On the Trail with Author Lisa Ann O’Kane
I’ve been chomping at the bit for this cyber hike ever since my dear friend and critique partner Lisa Ann O’Kane signed on the dotted line with Strange Chemistry to publish her novel ESSENCE, and now...
View ArticleOn Christmas Adventures and Getting Chicagoed
It’s a frigid New Year’s Day. I’m sitting in my in-law’s home in New York, watching the waves crash on Lake Ontario. Soon, we fly back home to Colorado. Going home is good. But if we have a layover in...
View Article20 Great Writers on the Art of Revision – Flavorwire
As I dive into revising Luna Park, the novel I horked out in the month of November during Nanowrimo, this post from Flavorwire inspires me. Especially this gem from Roald Dahl. “By the time I am...
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