Good morning! Let’s dive in. What crisis occurred this morning: I woke to the news that the electric coffee pot was not working. This was not good. This was very, very bad. I pulled out my phone and looked up the hours of the nearest Starbucks (luckily, we’ve got at least three within a […]
Another Friday rolls around and here’s a look at the week… What I’m Learning: More is more. Of course, some might say this has been my motto all my life. Sigh. But what I mean is that sometimes it is easier to do more than less. Like more writing. I know, I hear you groaning. […]
This morning, thanks to Karen Woodward, I was introduced to a series on ghostwriting a novel in 10 days by Dean Wesley Smith. Yes, I said 10 days. As in, writing a full, complete novel in 10 days. Dean Wesley Smith is ghosting a novel contracted by a major publisher for an author who is […]
Everything about the potential ghostwriting client sounded great: He came to me through a referral He had a treatment for his book written up He had a book contract ready to go We emailed back and forth a couple of times and then set up a time to talk. I was both daunted and excited […]
Of all the things that I do, ghostwriting seems to garner the most interest. Recently, Twitter and blogging buddy Patrick Ross mentioned in a comment that he'd like to hear more about it. (He also passed along the Stylish Blogger award. Thanks, Patrick!) So here you go. In this post, I'm going to look at […]
I recently found a pillow I made ten years ago, when I attended Creativity Camp led by Julia Cameron, author of the Artist's Way (as if you didn't know that). The camp was great, life-changing, really, particularly in that I met a couple of people who I remain friends with to this day. The way […]
Last week at the Fall Writer's Loft orientation, we held a panel on The Writing Life. I moderated, and mentors Bill Brown, David Pierce, and Linda Busby Parker participated. It was a freewheeling and wide-ranging discussion, as I'd hoped. Since I was moderating, I scribbled notes, just in case the conversation lagged and I needed […]
It is New Year's Eve, 2008, the cusp of a new year. I'm a wildly optimistic person and every year I proclaim that the next year is going to be the best yet. And, nearly everyone of them turns out to be best in some arena. It may be very difficult for some people to […]
"Imagination is sacred and divine–I trust it implicitly." So said Andre Dubus III at his Wordstock reading last weekend. Dubus, best known for House of Sand and Fog, read from his latest novel, The Garden of Last Days, which was inspired by the Florida sojourns of the 9-11 hijackers. After he read from the book, […]
This is a funny confession, but technology inspires me both creatively, and spiritually. I used to live in a tiny bubble that was comprised of my immediate neighborhood, my city, occasional forays to other cities. Now, thanks to technology, I’m connected to a vast web of people, through my blog, email, and social networking. I’ve […]
