May 11, 2010 | The Writing Life
Dear readers, I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands. This year I find myself with not one, but two opportunities that could give my writing career a real boost. Great news, right? Well, it would be, except for the fact that I only have the time and financial resources...
May 10, 2010 | The Writing Life
Meet my friend Finch. He’s got one of the coolest (and possibly grisliest) jobs on the planet. As a forensic anthropologist, he is often called when human remains are found that are in an extreme state of decomposition. By analyzing these bodies and their...
May 7, 2010 | Scary True Stories, The Writing Life
What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he’s staring out of the window. ~Burton Rascoe Last night I blew off my early bed time, and I’m so glad I did! Besides, I haven’t started the Making the Cut program yet,...
May 4, 2010 | The Writing Life
Like most writers, I love to read. A lot. Half the time I spend reading, I should probably be writing. A writer friend of mine once told me she never reads while she’s working on a novel, lest the other author’s style and voice seep into her own. I admire...
Apr 30, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
Hello Dear Readers, I’d like to be better in bed. No, not that way – get your mind out of the gutter! I mean that I’d like to spend more time in bed. Asleep. During reasonable hours. I was always that little kid who didn’t want to go to bed. I...
Apr 21, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello, friends. Seems like yesterday may have been beginner’s luck. The writing didn’t go as easy for me this morning, although I did wake up at an ungodly hour and plunk myself at my desk. I’m comforted by the thought that that was half the battle...
