Mama Mia – Here We Go Again
So, if you’re like me, you kind of like to make plans about this whole writing thing and generally espouse on how great being a published author is. For example:
“I’m going to write my next book in three months’ flat!”
“I’m going to write my next book right after that!”
“My writing career is off to a [...]
Guest Blogger: Author Amanda Ashby and Book Give-Away!
A few months ago, Debutante Mia and the other Debs were kind enough to invite me along to talk about how it felt to have my debut book, You Had Me at Halo (NAL), about to hit the shelves. Anyway, they’ve been nice enough to ask me back so that I can give an update [...]
PMS is a Good Thing
Here’s a pithy quote I read on a card the other day:
My greatest fear is that PMS does not exist
and that this is the real me.
There was a picture, too, of a slightly-crazed, intense-looking artsy-type woman sort of getting in your face.
Needless to say, I bought the card and am now looking for the perfect [...]
Pearls, Pens, Theme Songs and Huli Huli Chicken
Dear 2008 Debutantes,
I’ve been thinking a lot about this past year, and I’d like to leave two thoughts with you – my version of a legacy, so to speak:
Theme Songs
Huli Huli Chicken
First, about the theme songs: if you haven’t already found a theme song for your debut novel, think about getting one. For GOOD THINGS, [...]
Groupie
I’m a bit of a loner. I think, as a writer, most of us are by default – we don’t necessarily think we fit in, we’d rather be writing, we’d rather be reading, we have a healthy dose of insecurity and anxiety.
In general I tend not to do the group thing. For me, it’s just [...]
The End … Well, Almost
It hit me today. I’m no longer a Deb. I mean, I am and always will be a Debutante in spirit, but in the strictest sense of the word, I no longer qualify. My “debut” has passed – my “debut” novel, GOOD THINGS, came out this past February. I didn’t realize how much I would [...]
Mia in the Middle
Middles are tough. To start off, my middle is currently much too wide, the result of too much chocolate and caffeine this past month as I finished THE ALOHA DIARIES. I just didn’t think that a few extra bites of chocolate, McDonald’s, potato chips and all sorts of junk that seemed to call to me [...]
False Starts and New Beginnings
I’m one of those people that has a million ideas — for everything. I think I’m a closet wannabe inventor. For example, I came up with those little ear mittens before L.L. Bean did. Uh-huh. Really.
I think that’s why writing suits me as it does — turns out I also have a million ideas for [...]
