Click Clack Moo – The Reality Show
I had a hard time debating the title for this post (side note: yes, this is how I spend my days, coming up with good titles for my posts rather than finishing my option material for Berkley). It was a dead heat between “Room with a Moo” and “Click, Clack, Moo” (the title of a [...]
Dolores, Dolores, Dolores
I have a lot of favorite literary characters, but for some reason Dolores Price is coming to mind. Remember Dolores from Wally Lamb’s She’s Come Undone? For the record, I loved her before she was discovered by Oprah. Okay, just so we’re clear.
I think what did it for me was her humor and her innocence, [...]
What a Difference a Year Makes: Guest Blogger Patricia Wood
I am honored and pleased to introduce today’s guest blogger and fellow Hawaii resident, Patricia Wood. She also has a wonderful blog that’s attracting readers and writers from around the world. Her debut novel, LOTTERY (Putnam, August 2007), is a poignant and wise novel about a very rich underdog who shows everyone just how little [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me and Other Publication Rejection Strategies
Do I really need to write about what it’s like to get rejected? I don’t think so. If you’ve ever heard (or said), “It’s not you, it’s me,” then you already have some idea of what the world of agent and publication rejection is like.
So here’s my advice for dealing with rejection: You come up [...]
A Life of Crime
Hmmm, crimes I’ve committed … I’m afraid those records have been permanently sealed. But never fear — crimes are committed daily in our household, with me as the primary culprit.
Here’s an example:
Husband: “You said you would be on the computer for an hour. You’ve been blogging or grogging or whatever it is you do, for [...]
