65. Spiderman is my favorite superhero. I loved the Spiderman shorts on The Electric Company as a kid (and yes, that's Morgan Freeman as the vampire). Something about his silence is appealing and comforting.66. I don't like chunky peanut butter. J does. I vaguely remember losing a tooth while eating chunky PB as a kid, and I always associate the chunks with teeth. For awhile, I compromised by buying chunky ever other time. Finally, I realized that life is too short to suffer through the chunky stuff, so I buy us separate jars.67. I hated the ending of the series finale of Battlestar … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2009
An Interview with Fiona Robyn
I love author blogs. It's so interesting to read about what other writers go through in their process. It's also a great way to find new books to read. If I hadn't stumbled across Fiona Robyn's blog, I might have missed out on reading The Letters and missed the chance to connect with a fellow writer. That would have been a shame. As part of her blog tour, Fiona stopped by to answer some questions. 1. I love your main character in The Letters. She's really not a people person, but she's a very likable character. How did she come to you? In writing the book, did she evolve much from your … [Read more...]
It’s so darn hard.
I went to the library to work today. I needed to get out of the house so very badly. The dogs were driving me nuts and the walls were closing in on me, and the cat was puking in the hallway, and I just had to go. So I packed up and left. I found a yellow vinyl armchair that looked like a prop from That 70's Show at the end of an aisle of books and sat with my headphones on, listening to my Stay playlist and editing. It was sheer bliss. Until school let out and the library flooded with kids. I started off thinking, 'good for their parents taking them to the library after school,' but … [Read more...]
Good Fences . . .
Well, we got three quotes on a fence, the highest being twice the lowest. We had the same thing happen when we needed a new roof. This is why at least three quotes are a necessity when it comes to hiring someone to do home repairs. I am shocked that the cost can vary so much, especially in this case, when we are talking about the exact same type of fencing. Fortunately, the lowest price was from the person I like the best. He didn't try to talk me into fudging our property lines to put the fence on the drainage easement that's on one side of our property like the other two did. Several … [Read more...]
Great Gaiam Giveaway Over at Allie’s Answers
Gaiam is giving one lucky Allie's Answers reader a rug made from recycled soda bottles and valued at $84 dollars. Chances to enter here and here. … [Read more...]
Here, there, and everywhere
- I've been busy editing my book as per my amazing editor's suggestions. This doesn't just mean I'm putting commas in the right place. I'm taking my book apart and putting it back together again to make a better book. I really enjoy editing (because I am strange), but it requires me to keep an entire set of "rules" for this story in my head. Move a scene, and you have to remember to adjust the impact it will have throughout the book. For example, you can't have a character drive away in their car if they didn't drive to that destination in the first place. I'm finding that I'm very happy … [Read more...]