Today is my BIRTHDAY! Huzzah! I know lots of adults think birthdays are meh, but I love them. A whole day dedicated to me and no one else. Well, everyone else who shares my birthday and (some years) Labor Day and lots of other things. But it’s fun to be queen for a day, and I enjoy celebrating milestones like… Read more »
It’s always a sad day to close the lid on a novel. To admit to yourself (and to the world) that the thing you wrote and edited and loved just isn’t going to make it. And so I am sounding a solemn dirge today for novel 7. In fact, I actually declared it Over and Done on August 23, closing… Read more »
Summer begins to fade into autumn, like it does every year. Living in San Diego buffers me from this reality, somewhat. It is easy to let the sunny days slide away, one after another, sure that they will continue in an unabated stream. And yet, the days do grow shorter, and time is, in fact, passing. Such are the thoughts… Read more »
Happy Friday!! Thanks to the magic of modern technology, I am not actually sitting on my bedroom floor at this exact moment (I should be getting my makeup done and hanging around getting ready for one of my bestie’s wedding!), but I am still celebrating the #FlashFridayFootage vibe with all of you lovely folks. Cheers to the freakin’ weekend!
Hello! After a little break last weekend for the U.S. holiday (fireworks galore!), #FlashFridayFootage is back this week with one of the tougher flash stories I’ve written. Most of the stories on #FlashFridayFootage are written expressly for this purpose, but this story was one I wrote a long time ago before I started #FlashFridayFootage, and I shopped it around a… Read more »
4. You finished a book! Most people will never manage that! Yeah, okay. I finished a book. Yay me! It is a big accomplishment, but it’s also one that I hit for the first time when I was 13. I’ve written almost SIX books now. It is hard to see writing additional books as anything but a failure—as in, I’ve written… Read more »
Congratulations on making it through another week! Or not, depending on how alive you are while reading this. Or whether it’s your weekend. But for many of us—huzzah, we survived! Let’s celebrate by watching videos on our breaks and fantasizing about all the ice cream we’re going to eat. The pinnacle of a good weekend’s plans, IMO. In any case,… Read more »
Huzzah, Friday again! An extra special Friday for me, since I am taking a half day from the day job and heading out to Denver for a friend’s bachelorette party. It should be a Very Good Time and I am quite excited. But first–how could I kick off a good weekend without a little #FlashFridayFootage? Yep, it feels so good… Read more »
Yes, you read that title right. After a tiny hiatus, #FlashFridayFootage is making its victorious 2015 comeback! Every Friday, except for the last of the month, will feature a brand new video with a brand new reading of a brand new story. Exciting stuff! To be honest, one of the delays in bringing back #FlashFridayFootage was that I don’t think anyone… Read more »
Welcome to another Throwback Thursday! I found this gem of a story saved under simply “story.doc” in an old folder. The date created is September 27, 2005 (my freshman year of college), but I think that is the date I transferred it and that it is even older. In any case, it is pretty terrible. I hereby apologize and promise… Read more »