Mar 27, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
I love advice, don’t you? Not the unsolicited kind, when people tell you the obvious, like how you should really stop drinking Diet Pepsi and clean up your office. I already know that stuff…I just choose to ignore it. I’m talking about all the blogs...
Feb 25, 2013 | Murder at the Movies, The Writing Life
I’ve got a bone to pick with M. Night Shyamalan. The other night I was excitedly telling The Boy about my idea for a new novel (Rule One: don’t tell people your idea for a new novel, because they will pick it apart and make you doubt it. Just write it and...
Feb 12, 2013 | The Writing Life
Good morning, Dear Readers. My name is J.H. and I am a worry-aholic. I worry about the stupidest things imaginable. I also worry about things that could actually happen: what if my books never get published? What if something bad happens to the house or the cats and...
Mar 20, 2012 | The Writing Life
Hello Dear Readers, I owe you a massive apology. I can’t believe I haven’t been back here in eighteen days! There’s (almost) no excuse for that, but I have been really busy making sure I hit my rewrite deadline at the end of this month. I’ve...
Feb 27, 2012 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
When you’re a writer, it’s easy to get hung up on where you want to be, instead of appreciating where you are. Sometimes it feels like the writers with bestselling books or big deal publishers have won the lottery…and you aren’t even sure where...
Feb 23, 2012 | The Writing Life
February has been a great month for my little writer’s group. A publishing company just offered our romance writer a contract, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. A close friend warned me that once I was published, my life would change…and not...
