I married into soccer the way other people marry into Catholicism. World Cup is like Lent – we don’t mess around. But in all seriousness, I’ve really come to appreciate […]
Writing
Taking a Vacation From Writing
Happy 4th of July everyone! My family and I are celebrating the country by being back in it. Yep, home sweet home. We just spent two weeks on vacation in […]
First Idea, Best Idea?
This professor insisted that writers trust their instincts and always go with their first ideas. I dropped his class that night.
Amy Meyerson and “The Bookshop of Yesterdays”
Yesterday was the official launch day of my friend Amy Meyerson’s debut novel “The Bookshop of Yesterdays.” Today we get to pick her brain a little…
Arriving At The Truth with Salman Rushdie
I’m fascinated by the intersection of truth and fiction. It’s something I became interested in after seeing Reza Aslan talk about his book Zealot back in 2014. He talked about […]
Put Your Writing on the Calendar First
Some big news this week. I was accepted to the Squaw Valley Community of Writers! It was not the first time I applied, and so I’m feeling particularly proud of […]
Use GoodReads to Avoid the Mistakes that Other Authors Make
I had lunch with a writer friend of mine recently. We were talking about the projects that we’re working on, and the challenges we’re facing, when the conversation turned to […]