My laptop is fried. Gonzo. Done. Motherboard toast. (Motherboard sounds like a horrible curse to me.) Anyhow, when it happened I sort of sat at the kitchen table (it was pitch dark - 4:30 a.m- which might sound weird but that’s when I do a lot of writing) and my mouth hung open and my […]
Last week there were some excellent agent blogs talking about advertising, branding, and all that jazz inside books… (You can check out Kristin Nelson’s blog and Bookends for these thoughts). The way of the modern world is that there are new opps for advertising everywhere… Like last night maybe?
Last night as I was transfixed to the […]
I know, I know. Unless you’re in a tropical locale, it’s far too early for the Speedo to be plaguing your thoughts or arriving in your sight-lines. But I thought I’d be proactive this year and make my plea early. Thus, this letter is to a certain somebody who uses their summer wardrobe (or lack thereof) […]
Unfortunate Event #1: Mascara wands in the eye are definitely unfortunate events. More unfortunate is the reality that it is almost replacement time for said mascara. Thus, when mascara wand jabs into the eyeball, it is not only relaying pain to my head. It is also relaying thousands of microbes of the sickest mascara germinology. […]
(Ever get a good word going and repeat it far too much in a week’s span? The past month I’m into “scandalous” - because there are so many juicy scandals in the YA novel I’ve been working on - and also the word “pimpish” - which is just terribly fun to say… I got this from a […]
My BFF (who doubles as my cousin) Kimma and her husband Rob are larger than life. (They’re not fat. Svelte and fit, actually. Beautiful people. They talk too loudly no matter the venue, laugh hysterically at every possible moment, and are constantly talking “movie” language - they could probably go an entire day speaking ONLY quotes from […]
Dear John,
Although this might come as a huge and shocking disappointment, it is time we ended our relationship. There can be no more early morning phone calls or afternoon visits. Even the last time I saw you, you must have felt my anxiety. This rendevous has gone on long enough and our time together is […]