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The following is a guest post by JJ Keith. Here she shares her thoughts with us on how she balances writing with being a parent: In the haze of being as stay-at-home mom to a newborn and a toddler my writing has been relegated to more of a hobby … [Continue reading] about Guest Post by JJ Keith
What is that old saying about God laughing while you make plans...? I was so prepared for the arrival on baby number two, what with collecting guest posts from my writer/parent friends to help me keep up this blog while I was overwhelmed with all … [Continue reading] about Back On The Air
In addition to Talula Jones, there are six other main characters in my story, each loosely based on people I know. Throughout the semester Gina, my thesis advisor, said things like “so-in-so is such a great character,” and I would respond with … [Continue reading] about Getting To Know Lu
One of the more annoying side effects of pregnancy, at least in my experience, is the way it just kills any spark of ferocity that was firing in my brain. Usually I am the kind of woman who likes to make a little good-natured trouble, to talk back, … [Continue reading] about Me, Timid? You Must Be Mistaken
Many moons ago I took a class from an instructor who shall remain nameless. I often felt bad for the rest of the class because most nights the lecture degraded into me and this (very smart, talented) woman arguing over what constituted art. She … [Continue reading] about What Makes Art Art?
Randall Jarrell (American poet/novelist) said "When you organize one of the contradictory elements out of your work of art, you are getting rid not just of it, but of the contradiction of which it was a part; and it is the contradictions in works of … [Continue reading] about On Contradictions (and Love) In Fiction
Thank you to everyone who participated in my survey last week. It turns out that about 2/3 of you think a post should be between 100 and 500 words. Not too long, not too short. The other third voted for good long posts of over 500 words and I have to … [Continue reading] about Thoughts On Blogging From the Rents