Sep 5, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello dear readers, Okay, it’s official. I’m nervous as hell. At three-thirty in the morning, I’ll be on the way to the airport for my journey to the Catskills. I’m finding the travel portion of the trip to be the most unnerving. Once in...
Sep 3, 2010 | The Writing Life
The one, the only–Fuzzy Ferocious Good morning, dear readers, Before I tell you about today’s exercise, I’d like to address some concerns people have had about the blog not being updated while I’m at the retreat. It is my intention to do a...
Sep 2, 2010 | The Writing Life
Good morning, dear readers, Well, we did it. The book is finished. The first novel I’ve written in five years. I’ve broken the curse of the Repeated Rewrite Request Agent, and am ready for the next stage of my writing career. I’m feeling a little...
Sep 1, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello dear readers, So, I gotta ask: what’s the deal with Stephenie Meyer, anyway? If JK Rowling is the richest author and James Patterson the best paid, poor Stephenie must be the most hated. People love to take potshots at her. She’s become a running...
Aug 31, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello, dear readers, Today is a very, very GOOD day! I’m so close to finishing the novel that I can taste it. I have one more scene to write before the big confrontation. Then the epilogue, and I’m done! DONE! I will probably burst into very happy tears...
Aug 30, 2010 | The Writing Life
…writing was fun. When I was a kid, writing was play. It was something I did because I wanted to, like having friends sleepover or fooling around with my dollhouse or throwing a ball to my Sheltie. I didn’t write because anyone told me I had to. I wrote...
Aug 27, 2010 | The Writing Life
Happy Friday, dear readers! We’ve made it to the end of another week. Last week’s exercise definitely struck a chord with people-seems almost everyone has a bus story, whether they’re willing to share it publicly or not. And I loved all of your...
Aug 26, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello dear readers, Hard to believe it’s already Thursday. Where has the week gone? I have a confession to make. My kru wants me to return to Level 2 classes, and I’m nervous as hell. My plan was to stay in Level 1 until I regained a high level of fitness,...
Aug 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Hello dear readers,Last night I spent some time with an old friend. Lisa and I met in college, shared an apartment in our early twenties, and have been friends ever since. Now she’s married, has two children, and runs her own company. My life has stayed pretty...
Aug 24, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
* Individual results may vary. Please contact your physician before beginning any new exercise program. Welcome back, dear readers, Thai pads I’ve had some requests for a description of my kickboxing class. What is it like? What do we actually do? It is...
