I returned home yesterday after a wonderful trip to Ohio.  The Hamilton Lane Library is a beautiful building, and librarians, Nina Davis and Michelle Kanis, were so much fun to talk to.  The readers who showed up (hello to Crystal, Rachael & Friends, Diane, Anne, … [Read more...]

From a book of interviews with Chinese film director, Zhang Yimou: Displaying modernity is the same as displaying antiques.  All these things become unimportant when you put your sights on people, when you begin to penetrate the spiritual world of people.  When you … [Read more...]

DONE.  BOOK DONE.  ME GO SLEEP NOW. Zzzzzzzzzzz....... … [Read more...]

If you don’t feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating yourself, of losing control of the whole thing, then probably what you are doing isn’t very vital. If you don’t feel like you are writing somewhat over your head, why do it? If you don’t … [Read more...]

PBW has a cool post on ways for writers to increase productivity.  Very timely, exactly what I needed.  It made me think about what I do in a different light.  In my case, I time myself—almost like it’s a race.  I give myself an hour—write … [Read more...]

The desire to give voice and the desire to be published sometimes feel like the same thing, but they’re not. The dream that comes from your white-hot center and the dream of fame - they are not the same.” ~Robert Olen Butler (From Where You Dream: The Process of … [Read more...]

irysangel posted these very good questions in the comments. I thought I would just go ahead and respond here: You sold TIGER-EYE through slush to Dorchester, correct? Do you feel that unpubbed authors have a better shot with slush or with an agent? I know a few people that say … [Read more...]

“To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” ~ Robert Lewis Stevenson (1850 � 1894) The marathon continues.  My fingers are just tap-tap-tapping.  This is Soul Song I’m working on, … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Jayamei, who won the first six books of S.L. Viehl’s Stardoc series!  Now all I need is your mailing address.  Thank you so much to everyone who left such wonderful book suggestions.  Some of them were familiar favorites, but many were … [Read more...]

Kenny Rogers: “What do you think about when you hit all those soulful notes?” Ray Charles: “If you have to think about it, it�s wrong.” - heard on Crossroads 2 years, 6 months, and 18 days ago, I sold my first book, Tiger Eye.  In 2007 I will … [Read more...]