A few weeks ago I received an email from a science fiction writer friend named Amy Sterling Casil. We are both alumnae of Scripps College and we met a couple […]
What’s Earlier Than Eearly?
I have a new writing partner. He’s only two, and he actually doesn’t write at all, but since he insists on waking up at 4:45 in the damn morning, we’re sharing the predawn hours, just us too.
Writing Every Day – Serioulsy
Okay, so I know it looked to you like I just kind of forgot to post for the last two weeks, but I was actually experiencing a complete WordPress meltdown. […]
Goodbye Kleverdogs
It was with mixed emotions today that I packed up my things and left my co-working space. I’ve been there for 5 months, I love it. There’s coffee and people […]
How to Be Happy (No Really)
The other day at work I was doing some uploading and formatting of images for a new site, and rather than listen to music as I usually do, I decided […]
My Dependence on the Internet
I generally love technology, especially online technology. Because of Google Apps, Dropbox and IM, I can work miles and miles away from my boss and not feel at all out […]
Alif the Unseen
The thing I’ve found is that a lot of debut fiction reads like debut fiction. Not to sound like a total snot or anything, but even the debut fiction that is recommend or makes it onto some list somewhere, often strikes me as needing qualification: “it was a great book, for a first novel.” I’m not interested in qualifications.