I haven't been blogging. You may have noticed. The truth is, I have nothing to say lately. Or rather, I have nothing good to say. Work has been busting my hump and I have no time for anything related to my own writing. I have all these ideas in my … [Continue reading] about If You Don’t Have Anything Good To Say…
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Getting Published
Last weekend, on the way back from a great camping trip with family and friends, I checked my email (because, you know, it had been three whole days), and found a letter from the editor of The Writing Disorder, a journal that is literally at the top … [Continue reading] about Getting Published
A Friendly Rejection is Still a Rejection
If you follow my blog, you've likely noticed that I've only been posting once a week as of late, instead of maintaining my regular twice a-week schedule. I assure you, it's not the start of a long, downward slide into a static webpage, but rather … [Continue reading] about A Friendly Rejection is Still a Rejection
My New Office
There's a scene in "The Incredibles" where the mom calls the dad at work and says "we are are officially moved in," and he says something like "and the last three years don't count because..." to which she responds that she finally finished … [Continue reading] about My New Office
Live to Work or Work to Live?
I can't remember the context any more, but once, when I was in high school, a boyfriend of mine asked "do you want to live to work, or work to live?" It's one of those annoying questions that stoners ask when their existential angst comes up … [Continue reading] about Live to Work or Work to Live?
Submitting My Short Story, Again
I heard someone say once that you can tell a lot about any given line of work by the verbs used to describe how people find it. Actors audition, sales clerks apply, executives are head-hunted, and writers submit. This weekend, I wrapped up a short … [Continue reading] about Submitting My Short Story, Again
Don’t Just Do Something Sit There
I was chatting with an old friend the other day about my story. You guys know him as Steve the Pirate. He's a DJ, and as I've written a DJ into my novel, I wanted to get his input, and he asked why, in all the time we knew each other back in the day, … [Continue reading] about Don’t Just Do Something Sit There