I’ve been reluctant to try it because, um, well, I tend to talk to myself when I’m writing. Plus, I prefer to be alone.
But this summer, I haven’t been getting as much done early in the a.m. as I’d hoped, so I thought I’d get a sitter today and get OUT of the house and [...]
Archive for June, 2007
I’m doing that writing in a coffee shop thing!
Posted in Writing on June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So I took your advice
Posted in Writing on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Those of you who were encouraging me a while ago to write some shorter pieces, when I was moaning about discussing the challenges of revising and waiting to hear back on novel-length mss.
And I sold an article to the SCBWI Bulletin! Whee!
In travelling news, we’re home again, home again, that-is-one-bonesmarting-long-thank-the–Lord-for-portable-DVD-players-drive.
Can you guess what my kids [...]
On the road uhgin
Posted in Family, Writing on June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The road home that is, from a week-long vacation in Florida. Where I didn’t have internet access. And now I barely have it because of course the whole family had to do without and now that we’re in a hotel with access after eight whole days without it, they are breathing down my neck for [...]
Mean girls?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Debby’s recent post where she talks about popular characters often being stereotypically mean reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to ask you for a while.
Even though rich, popular, nasty-to-unpopular-geeks girl villains work for me in fiction–like Cordelia in early BtVS episodes—it occurred to me recently that they aren’t true of my actual life experience. [...]
I didn’t know they couldn’t read music!
Posted in Pop culture on June 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Or write it, either! John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Isn’t that jaw-dropping?
There’s a fun, poignant, fascinating profile of McCartney in last week’s NY’er. Did you see it?
You can read an abstract here
I’m not going to make it
Posted in Family on June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You go on without me . . .
I’ve been run over by the Mack truck otherwise known as Summer Break.
And it’s only been one full day.
Please,
Send tequila
*gasp*
*clonk*
Bambi vs. Godzilla
Posted in Books, Writing on June 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Not the sick, funny short film. A new book about the movie business by David Mamet. The full title is BAMBI VS. GODZILLA: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business.
I love David Mamet. Well, I don’t actually know him, but I love his writing. Um . . . now that I think [...]
