My son went through a long comic book phase when he was a pre-teen, which involved me driving him to comic book stores and conventions and then standing around waiting for him. Having nothing better to do, I picked up comic books and began to read and in this way grew to love the form. […]
I’ve been doing so much of it and writing about it, so I’ve updated my Ghostwriting page and turned it into a FAQ. Check it out here, and spread the word if you know anybody who needs a ghostwriter.
In my travels through the world of blogs about celebrities, one of the rags I’ve come to know and love is The Daily Mail out of the UK. Don’t ask me why I adore this rag, when clearly one cannot believe a word they print. Perhaps it is for the bizarre photos they print (Amy […]
6:30. Rise, stumble to the coffeepot, take coffee with me to the journal, sit and write for an hour. Best part of the day. 7:30. Check email; try not to get too engrossed in letters from friends or the latest celebrity gossip news. 8:00. Walk with my friend Sharon. We’ve been walking together, three times […]
I just posted the first interview on my companion site, Bookstrumpet, by the wonderful Lori Eads. It is with the author Sonia Singh, and it is worth checking out because she makes some interesting comments about writing, the writing process, and, specifically, her writing process. She talks about how when first she starts writing, she […]
A couple months ago I wrote a post titled Write Three Pages a Day and You’ll Be Happy. This command, and the post I wrote about it, are all true. I believe this statement with all my heart, because I believe that as writers, we must write regularly to be happy. However…. Upon rare occasion, […]
Things are a bit wonky around the old Wordstrumpet homestead. A couple months ago, the wonderful Jen at Typepad contacted me and asked if I would like a report on how I might update and enhance my blog. I ignored her at first, because I thought that this would cost me money. When she explained […]
I’ve been reading more lately. And thinking a lot about books lately. This is not an entirely unusual state of affairs, because any writer worth their salt reads as much as they possibly can. It is simply not possible to be a writer unless you read constantly. But I’ve been even more engrossed in books […]
I am pleased to announce a new claim to fame: this site has been banned in Abu Dhabi. My husband has just returned home from working in the UAE for the better part of the last two months. Everything there is censored–TV shows, movies (which are shown with subtitles in Arabic), and websites. So when […]
I went to a book signing for a book I wrote the other night–only another person, a kind doctor, signed the books. The cover of the book features his smiling face and this same image graces the posters that were propped all around the store. But it would be impossible for you to find even […]
