The Amazing Adventures of Super Writer!

That’s supposed to be me, if you haven’t figured it out yet. Oh, you haven’t? Well, I guess that makes sense, because I haven’t figured it out yet either!
How do other writers do it? I’d like to know. REALLY. The other night I had a major deadline and I thought I was going to make [...]

Serenity Now, Dammit!

Arghh! This is take two of this post. All that wonderful wit and insight from the first post … gone. If there was ever a time and place for the 12-step AA Serenity Prayer, now would be it.
Or maybe last night, when I contemplated taking a flying leap off of my in-laws’ roof or, worse [...]

Good Blog, Good Blog – Now Sit!

Having a blog is hard work! And, to make matters worse, I’m on the road and at the mercy of … yes, it still exists … dial-up.
I wish I could say I was on a prelim book signing tour for my novel, GOOD THINGS: A Novel, which is due out February 2007 by Berkley Books [...]





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