On my sixth birthday, I received my first journal. It was the last present I opened at my party, given to me by a little boy who lived down the street. It was squishy and said “DIARY” on it in colorful letters. The pages inside were pink, yellow, and...
It’s necessary. Oh, and p.s.: guess who finished the first draft of her novel this morning????? I’ll give you three guesses. 92,000 words. Don’t worry–it will be quite some time before I inflict it on you. In the meantime, I’m happy to...
Happy Labor Day, Friends! To the Spirits of the people who suffered tirelessly for a 40 hour work week, weekends, and paid holidays, I salute you tonight with Silver Patrón! To those who continue to push so that we don’t lose these hard-earned rights…I...
***Update! This post inspired me to write a sequel: “What I Didn’t Know About Writing A Second Book” This weekend, a friend of mine announced that she is going to GO FOR IT and FINALLY WRITE HER DAMN BOOK. To that I say, She also asked if I had any...
Hail and welcome, friends and loverz! I hope you missed me at least half as much as I missed you! My manuscript is complete–for now. A few months ago, I gave some terrible advice about writing a book because it’s all I had to offer. I was in the creative...
