“I felt literally no different writing history from what I felt writing a novel. The difference was where I got my material. In a novel, it came from my invention and mostly my memory. Now with a history I looked these things up and got them out of documents. But once I got … [Read more...]

I just got a box from Amazon and my copy of Crimson City arrived!  Not only that, but Liz’s book is number seven on the Waldenbooks Bestseller list! Whoo-hoo!  I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy some months ago, but I’m very excited to have the … [Read more...]

There is now a Crimson City blog, starring the major characters of the six book series!  Wa-hooo!  This is gonna be fun. ----- … [Read more...]

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out. - Dolly Parton I have been chicken-o-fied by Liz Maverick!  A Taste of Chicken is the sequel to Liz’s Crimson Chicken, which is now available at BarnesandNoble.com and … [Read more...]

In case any of you are interested, I will be participating in an online chat tomorrow night (June 21st) at 9 p.m. eastern.  The location is:  http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/x7chat/index.php Also, I believe there will be a contest of some kind during the chat, and … [Read more...]

My Clarion buddy, slithytove, has an interesting post on writing (and Lester Dent) that I found particularly helpful this morning as I began work on a new story.  Even if the advice doesn’t suit everyone, it’s still worth taking a look at for certain basics. … [Read more...]

“Only time can heal your broken heart, just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.” - Miss Piggy The same can also be said of family members.  You know who you are.  ‘Nuff said on that.  And thank you so much for all your birthday … [Read more...]

So.  Tomorrow is my birthday, which is not a hint for well wishes or anything of the sort—only, I mention it because a year ago today I was in East Lansing at the Clarion Writer�s Workshop, and in the afternoon I went upstairs to my little room in the Kappa house to … [Read more...]

Solitude is the salt of personhood.  It brings out the authentic flavor of every experience. ~ May Sarton From the Funds For Writers website: REPORTER Tombstone Reaper P.O. Box 266 Tombstone, Arizona 85638 Attn. Editor --- Salary:  Up to $15,000. Reporter … [Read more...]

Yay!  One of my fellow Clarionites, Dr. Phil,, has made his first sale!  It’s a short story called ‘Pulse of the Sea’ and will be published in the Cascadia Con anthology. I received another nice email with one or two questions regarding writing and … [Read more...]