The video is being a pain in the arse today. Rather than watch instantly, it wants to download. MM Aug 7-9 Sunday, August 7th Dear Diary, I'm in love, I'm in love! The kid I talked to on the phone is Justin. He is so cute. I think I'm falling 4 him Monday, … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Bad Poetry Friday
I was still writing bad poetry well into my 20's apparently. Unrequited Love and a Mix CD (12/08/03) Waiting for the phone to ring uncertain if I should just pick it up and dial you Don't know if you're expecting my call What would Joan Jett do? What would Joan Jett do? Putting … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
Rejection Playlist Volume 2, Track 2 (A) “Tubthumping”
I'd like to thank Emma Donoghue, author of Room, for reminding me of this gem of a song. Like many 90's one-hit-wonders I forgot that it existed. It's a pretty good song for life and being tenacious and resilient and all that bullshit if we're talking about theme here. Of course, Chumbawamba's hit was really about getting … Continue reading Rejection Playlist Volume 2, Track 2 (A) “Tubthumping”
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In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share an excerpt from my (unpublished) novel VALENTINE, a YA contemporary that's pretty much 500 Days of Summer meets Law and Order.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
Bad Poetry Friday
c. Summer 1994 Untitled Yesterday I saw you in a different light with a smile on your lips and kindness in your eyes I never knew you were this way For this reason I think I'll stay another day I can trust in you if you can trust in me We're made for each other. … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
Breaking News: This is No Longer the Expensive Hobby I Feared It Was
So I have a bit of good news to share. I've been sitting on it for quite a few weeks months, yet telling everyone I know about it. I can no longer consider writing to be an expensive hobby that was draining both my soul and my bank account, because as of this week, someone … Continue reading Breaking News: This is No Longer the Expensive Hobby I Feared It Was
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award begins next week
This is a PSA for all of the aspiring YA and adult writers out their on the interwebs. Mark your calendars, the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) begins next Monday, January 14th. If you've got a 50k-150k word novel on your hard drive (perhaps from NaNoWriMo?) this might be your ticket. You'd be a fool not … Continue reading Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award begins next week
Bad Poetry Friday
Warning: My 6th grade poetry is quite possibly the worst. Safe (c. 1993) She's lost in a world of her own Lost in a world unknown She's spinning in her mind Her way she can't seem to find Where she is, no one knows She's now grown cold No expression on her face In the … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
My 2013 Writing Resolutions
Happy New Year and welcome to 2013! I love the beginnings of things, especially January. I love to make lists of things I want to accomplish (and change) and then not follow through because I got too damn lazy. But that's not gonna happen this year. This year I'm sharing my goals/ resolutions with the world to … Continue reading My 2013 Writing Resolutions
Mortification Monday
We're going back in time to the summer of 1993 when I was Writer's Camp. I never said my writing was good. July 12th, 1993 I awoke early. 5:59 a.m. Excited. Anxious. Nervous. Face it, I was having second thought about writer's camp. Thoughts and questions rolled through my head. Would I know anybody? What … Continue reading Mortification Monday
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