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Feeling Vindicated
I was so excited to read in the Los Angeles Times (you can read the full article here) the other...
What do you get when you win a contest?
... a fantastic picture to put on your blog page, that's what! See? Isn't it pretty? I still cannot believe I just won The Golden Acorn RWA contest in the Mainstream with Romantic Elements Category. Wow! I'm so excited. Not the least because there's never been...
Surrounded by word people
I like being surrounded by word people. Today I got to interview my dear friend Abby Yasgur about her children's book Max Said Yes, all about how her cousin - Max Yasgur - allowed Woodstock to take place on his land in 1969. Max said yes when everyone else said no....
The pursuit of (pained) happiness
Only 3:13 p.m. but still it's been a brilliantly productive day so far. This, despite the fact that my body is a physical wreck from yesterday's gym class. Lots of stretching, hot showers and L-Glutamine tablets have done nothing but goad my body into laughing...
Write on!
Wow, so it's only 4;30 p.m. but I've managed to have a productive day so far (it isn't over yet). I made my way to a semi-tough workout at the gym this morning. Definitely sweated but thought it would be harder than it was, although I can already feel my limbs...
The write to be happy
FALLING OFF THE PLANET So, where have I been for the last six months? What happened to my resolve, my life, my outlook, my world? Well, a lot to be frank and none of it particularly good. I need the discipline of being answerable to something/someone, and so, dear...
Less facts more fiction
I know that making promises and commitments and resolutions to oneself can potentially be the fastest road to disaster (ie not achieving those stated promises, commitments and resolutions), bu I'm going out on a limb here anyway. Part of creating this blog was to...
Writing fiction to deadlines
I'm so thrilled that I managed to make this morning's deadline for the Writer's Weekly 24-hour Winter Short Story contest. As a journalist, I'm used to deadlines. I know that you can't wait for the muse to strike and there's no such thing as writer's block. You can't...