Inspired by Green Pepper Press, Simple Blog Writer, and Beyond the Map, I thought I'd give this idea a try even though it makes me feel a little too self-obsessed. But what writer isn't? Anyway, you should give this exercise a try, too (and let me know if you do). Where do I come from? …
Selective Blindness
Book reviews are great. Whether in The New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, or someplace online, I love to read reviews. Back when I had time for such things, I read NYTBR from cover to cover. I read reviews for books I didn't want to read. I've always wanted to be able to say to someone, …
the nutcase look
If you tell people you have four blogs, they will look at you as if perhaps they should be talking to someone else. You know the oh-my-god-i'm-talking-to-a-nutcase look. Well, just for the record, I'd like to say that I don't really see it as four separate blogs. I see it as one blog won't do …
Shakespeare or Mom?
My four-year-old son asked, "Dad, what is history?" Dad said something about things in the past and then he said something about the kinds of books daddy likes to read. In fact, he had a history book close at hand and showed it to him. "This is Shakespeare. He was a writer in the past." …
artophobia
I suppose artophobia could be the fear of going to art museums and being asked what you think about a particular work. It could be the fear of someone in need of a poster asking, "Hey, can you draw?" Or it could be a fear of art teachers in peasant skirts. But for the moment, …
Loony and Addicted
Some ideas you talk about with your friends and family; some you don't. Some of us ask for suggestions and opinions because we want the person to agree with us and tell us we're right. Actual suggestions and opinions are not desired unless they're cheering us on. Anyway, I've been writing the lake belle blog …
“You’re all the time thinking. Don’t you know anything?”
My dad loved asking me this question, and now I ask it of myself. I'm thinking about where my novel is going, where the fiction blog is going, and what do I do next? The only thing I know is to keep writing...it's those pesky details that keep getting in the way. I'm also thinking …
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The Bookbeast Is Here!
Franz the Bookbeast has arrived and has wasted no time in explaining to the writing crew how surreal writing is done. No telling where the novel will go from here...but I already feel dizzy.
GO FINISH THAT NOVEL–ARE YOU LISTENING? ARE YOU? (I thought so.)
I've still got two spots for my gift-it-forward offer. Play if you wish, but I am very happy with the three names I've got so far. But this is not enough! I have a friend who has been inspiration and support for me through all these NaNo novels and letters of rejection, and I've wanted …
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A Gift–Take One Down and Pass it Around…
Welcome to December! Here is a thank you for all that has come my way since I began writing in the water. Five people who post here will get a work of art. The bargain is, and this is thanks to kathryn, that you promise to pass the giving on. It doesn't have to be …
Marta Bacon 