My Blog
25 Memorable Moments from RWA National Conference. #RWA14.
In what has now become an annual tradition – if I did it last year and I’m now doing it this year...
Caution: Swearing Ahead
In my literary brain the title of this post would be something touching, poignant, reflective. But nope, in the real world, that's not going to happen, because I really just want to say: WTF? Hands up if you have SKYPE? And hands up if you think that when that blue...
How do you prioritise your writing?
How do you manage to keep writing and still keep up with writing magazines, blogs, tweets. What are your priorities?
Lindsay Lohan and the perils of dubious journalism
No matter what you think about Lindsay Lohan or whether her jail sentence is deserved or not, as a journalist it's my job to be honest, fair and direct with my reporting. I have now been on Lindsay Lohan watch for several weeks. I was in court two weeks ago covering...
The Maine Event?
I'm so excited that my novel written at NaNoWriMo in November 2009, is finally taking shape. I'm into the heavy editing stage and the holes are gradually being filled in. When writing this book in 30 days (actually, I wrote it in nine days - don't ask), I had several...
Whither the Hawaii Writers Conference 2010?
So does ANYONE know what's up with the 2010 Hawaii Writer's Conference (formerly the Maui Writers Conference). I've been squirreling away at my novel, with the intent to have it ready to present to agents in time for this year's conference. I've always wanted to go...
Turning pain into prose
if I can combine the images of John Donne, a Harley, a missing earring, two guinea pigs and the ruthlessness of Jack Bauer, I think I’ll have something unique on my hands. Quentin Tarrantino meets D.H. Lawrence.
Bless Scrivener… and all who sail in her
I’m here to tout the brilliant Mac software that is Scrivener.