Hey, everyone—I’ve been interviewed on a new blog and community forum called the Meta Game, owned by Cody Barrus. He’s kicking off his blog with a special category called Interview with an Expert, and he’s very kindly asked me to be his first expert. You’ll notice he also lists me… Read more“Being interviewed on The Meta Game”
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6 Steps to Spattering Writing Like Glue All Over Yourself
Here’s my story for you guys for this week. Because I’m a storyteller: Start innocently Yesterday I was at the kitchen table while my husband baked a complicated type of Italian bread (in between bouts of gardening—the man’s a miracle to live with). I was doing our monthly household bookkeeping,… Read more“6 Steps to Spattering Writing Like Glue All Over Yourself”
I love Alan Rickman
Have you seen Alan Rickman drink tea? Intense subtlety combined with perfectly-timed drama. I love that maniac. This musical version is from Jason Kottke’s blog.
“It Sounds Like Your Stuff”—guest post on Writer Unboxed
Today I’m guest posting over on Writer Unboxed, talking about that wonderful, horrible moment when you re-read your first draft and discover you’ve written complete gibberish. I’m pretty sure you all know what I’m talking about. It’s a heck of a sobering day—even for those of us soused to the… Read more““It Sounds Like Your Stuff”—guest post on Writer Unboxed”
4 Reasons My Cat Can’t Be a Writer
I’m gone again. (I’m actually perennially off in my own little world, but that’s not what I mean.) We’ve headed to the San Francisco Bay Area this past weekend for O’Reilly Publishing‘s Maker Faire, which if you don’t know about it you should. Maker Faire is based on O’Reilly’s Make… Read more“4 Reasons My Cat Can’t Be a Writer”
Body of Kindness, by Stu Wakefield
I have some serious gratitude to express today. Last week I was finishing up work with Stu Wakefield on the second novel of his Orcadian Trilogy, Memory of Water. Stu is so sweet and smart and talented, and he’d already been a Kindle #1 Best Seller with his first novel,… Read more“Body of Kindness, by Stu Wakefield”
5 Reasons My Cat Should Be the Writer Instead of Me
Cats don’t act as though you’re the one bright ray of sunlight in an otherwise clouded existence.—Raymond Chandler You all know my cat. He sits on my blog banner staring into space with the studied expression of someone who is being prevented from walking on a desk he knows perfectly… Read more“5 Reasons My Cat Should Be the Writer Instead of Me”
Let’s pretend WHAT never happened?
the Bloggess interview
You guys, I interviewed Jenny almost two years ago about humor writing, being a humor writer, eating other humorists, and—especially—the book she was writing at the time. Well, guess what? Last week Jenny’s memoir hit #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. So all of you who were… Read more“<em>Let’s pretend WHAT never happened?</em><br>the Bloggess interview”
7 Reasons to Be Grateful You’re a Writer
I wrote this one day a long time ago out of sheer, overwhelming gratitude for my craft. And you know what? I’m still grateful. You have all the tools you need They’re right there at your disposal: the world, your five senses, literacy, a brain. You will never need anything… Read more“7 Reasons to Be Grateful You’re a Writer”
The 2 Ways Writing Keeps You Off the Streets & Out of the Bars
Many years ago when I used to hang out all the time in the bars of San Luis Obispo, California, a good friend and I were sitting on the curb outside our favorite dive with our feet in the gutter at around midnight one night talking deep in our cups… Read more“The 2 Ways Writing Keeps You Off the Streets & Out of the Bars”