No video today. Call it laziness. Sunday, August 14thDear Diary,Well I made it home. Safely and in one piece. I'm glad to be home but I wish I were still at camp . I miss it and my friends. I said goodbye to Mr. Pizza Head today today. He now lives in the church dumpster. Last … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Rejection Playlist Volume 2, Track 6 “The Waiting”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg I'm sure Tom Petty was really talking about waiting for his girl to put out in "The Waiting (is The Hardest Part)" but I think it also applies to the rejection playlist. And I love Tom because he's is also a native Floridian and he's brilliant. As writers we spend a lot of time … Continue reading Rejection Playlist Volume 2, Track 6 “The Waiting”
This is me minus the caffeine pills
http://youtu.be/bflYjF90t7c In just a few words, Jessie Spano pretty much sums up all my current writing emotions and thoughts.
Breaking news
I've got a piece called "Ready Set Go" on dealing with rejection over at Literary Rejections today. It's a great website for aspiring writers who need inspiration/encouragement/ advice.I even share a rejection from the first novel I ever tried to submit, a rejection I never shared with anyone before because I was embarrassed by it (because it was true).
Mortification Monday
Today's entry comes from August 6th, 1994 and features bullies and cute boys and fake names.
VALENTINE excerpt and backstory
In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share an excerpt from my (unpublished) novel VALENTINE, a YA contemporary that's pretty much 500 Days of Summer meets Law and Order. The pitch: How much of what you remember is true? This is the question eighteen-year old Claire asks herself while on the witness stand for … Continue reading VALENTINE excerpt and backstory
Mortification Monday
Note: the entry below may be even more mortifying than last week's underwear episode. As much as I wanted to, I did not edit anything out. 2/23/94 Dear Diary, So much to tell-my major crush on Jimmy is still on! Though Tiffany scared him off with a note. In the note there were 2 … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Bad Poetry Friday
The following poem came to me while I was staying in a hotel room at a youth group retreat. I promise that the hotel didn't have roaches (that I could see). What is notable is shortly after I wrote this, I sprained my ankle dancing and had to go to the emergency room. I was … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
Mortification Monday
12-24-1993 Dear Diary, The smell of cookies filled the air. Mom and sister were hard at workmaking baking cookies. No, I'm not in a cookie factory but in my kitchen on Christmas Eve. I watched from a distance for I was not allowed to cook because of a cold. Trays of sugar cookies sat cooling by … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Mortification Monday
12-5-1993 Dear Diary, I 'd give anything and everything to fall in love. If it meant to have someone hold my hand, stand up for me, make me feel special and happy, yes, I'd give anything and everything to fall in love. Face it, all my other relationships sucked. I mean I dumped John C. … Continue reading Mortification Monday
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