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Bug versus Windshield
Posted on April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
My son puked on the bus I drive this morning, and I had no paper towels. A crack formed in the bus windshield and slowly lengthened as I drove. I managed to shrink a favorite top to my daughter’s teenaged-size (she was thrilled). It poured buckets and my parked car ended up an oasis in […]
This day rocks!
Posted on April 7, 2014 2 Comments
Today has been a killer day, not only because two great writers (Lisa Burstein and Jim Hill) agreed to partake in the Blog-Tour-Writing-Process-Thing (thanks Trisha Leaver!), but I also finished STORMFRONT. I could actually run around screaming at the top of my lungs, but I would freak out the neighbors . . . though they […]
My Writing Process Blog Tour
Posted on April 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
I am taking part in The Writing Process Blog Tour, which is a cool way to introduce myself to other authors and readers that may not normally stumble over to my blog. Each author will offer brief insights into their writing processes and, in turn, they will introduce you to more authors. I was invited […]
Why I need a Clone
Posted on April 2, 2014 1 Comment
Well – I need to clone myself at some point in the near future. While I am busy finishing up STORMFRONT, I also like to run in a million directions at once. REDBULL?! WHERE ARE YOU?!?! I am signing books with Katie O’Sullivan at Barnes and Noble in Hyannis on April 4th from 6pm to probably 7pm […]
How I Write the Darkness
Posted on March 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
We are what we write, or so I am told. Some people have been reading the advanced pages of STORMFRONT and have mentioned that some of the most potent scenes are also the darkest, which I believe is true of life. We so often remember the toughest moments, rather than the blissful ones. My mother always accused me […]
The Barnstable Patriot and Undertow.
Posted on March 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
Friday could have sucked. It could have sucked because I was dumb enough to blurt out, “SURE I’ll drive the band to Rhode Island,” when I really needed to grind through STORMFRONT. It could have sucked because the dog barfed on my new rug, but only after I realized she demolished my gloves. It could […]
Writers Night Out – My Notes on Marketing
Posted on March 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
Tonight the Cape Cod Writer’s Center hosted a sold out WRITERS NIGHT OUT at UNOs in Hyannis – many thanks to Dean Coe who started the ball rolling on the self-published info night and to all those who came and worked hard on it! Especially Janet, who is a part-time slave of the CCWC. We […]
The Knight Bus
Posted on January 25, 2014 2 Comments
I have a confession to make: I am a feminist. I know, I know . . . you’d never guess (ya right . . .). I’d say what makes me a feminist is a stalwart belief that I can do anything a dude can do (or another woman, alien, robot from Mars, etc). And even […]
Fiction Craft Class for Teens!
Posted on January 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
I will be teaching another Fiction Craft Class for Teens on Saturday, January 25th at the Sandwich Library, thanks to the tireless efforts of YA librarian Kathy Johnson – THANK YOU KATHY! There may still be slots open, so please head over to the Sandwich Library website – on the right-hand side you will see the […]
The Write Space
Posted on January 6, 2014 2 Comments
The other day my daughter came into my office (okay – more like a walk-through, jammed between my kids’ bedrooms and our great room) and said, “Wow – your office looks worse than my locker.” Ummm . . . why yes. Yes, it does. Which got me thinking (no, not about cleaning it). I thought […]
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