DiNozzo says, “No!”
The last four days I spent at the PNWA Writers’ Conference, where my friend and critique group member, Gayle Clemans, had 6 different agents ask for her manuscript (which in the publishing world, is awesome). Between the ‘too busy to Read More…
Deadlines & the Waiting Game
There is nothing better than a deadline to spur a writer into a mad panicked dash towards the finish line. One deadline approaches–like a stampede of buffalo–and as such, I can’t tell which will happen first: my heart leaping out Read More…
Locus Awards & Lovely Buzzing
I spent the past three days immersed in science fiction & writing at the Locus Writers’ Workshop and Locus Awards Ceremony & Banquet. Connie Willis served as one of our instructors (during the workshop) and the MC of the Awards Read More…
The Undertaker (Weekly Wrap Up)
I should be writing a Flashback Friday, but I’m honestly not in the mood this week. If you’ve been reading my posts, you know I’ve had quite a sick kitty and quite a few sick family members and friends this Read More…
Directly Proportional to Cats
I’m going to take a break from Flashback Friday this week. My kitty, DiNozzo, is sick, and in honor of him, I’m going to link you to an awesome article I wrote about how my productivity as a writer is Read More…
My Real Job as Cat Herder
I started this post with the intention to say, let’s be frank as in let’s be honest, but then…cat. So let’s be DiNozzo, here. According to my cats, I am not a writer. My real job is a cat herder. Read More…
“It must be nice not having to work…”
In the 17 months since I retired teaching to write full-time, I’ve heard that sentence from more people than I care to mention. Some of them friends and family. Some of them people who want to be writers. The other Read More…
Siri-ous Dialogue
This is more of a craft-of-writing post than a post for the readers, but anyone is welcome to read it! Magnolia Chapter One is focusing on the craft of dialogue this month. Today, my article entitled “Siri-ous Dialogue” went up Read More…
Sleep? How’d that get here?
The day after a con is always wrought with copious amounts of caffeine (preferably intravenously!) and bleary eyes as one catches up in the backlog of email that has amassed while one was away. Writers are no exception to this Read More…
And soon…NorWesCon!
Later this week, I’m excited to attend NorWesCon, the largest Sci-Fi/Fantasy conference in the Pacific Northwest. While I’ll mostly be in the writing panels, I am ducking out a bit here and there to play some Munchkin, Magic, and whatever Read More…
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