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Backstory: Neither fish nor fowl

Where was I? Yes–How The You I Never Knew made it from my head to the printed page. It’s convoluted; bear with me. So I had this big finished manuscript,

July 20, 2008

Why I canceled work for the rest of the day.

So here’s what I was doing just before the phone rang: …and here’s what I did the rest of the day. I did a salsa dance, too, but no way

February 7, 2008

Writing in the Garden of the Gods

*** CALENDAR ALERT ***SAVE THE DATE WRITING IN THE GARDEN OF THE GODS Field’s End Writers’ Conference 2008 WHO: This year’s line-up of authors and speakers includes: Roy Blount, Jr.

January 18, 2008

Talent search

Back when I was an aspiring writer, I would have done anything to get my material read. The Internet makes it easier these days, sort of. Check this out–an article

October 5, 2007

This guy pisses me off.

I used to really not like Donald Maass, an author, literary agent and lecturer on the art and craft of writing. He had a habit of saying things that annoy

September 24, 2007

Busy day on the water

So there I was, putting the finishing touches on my revisions, when the carrier John Stennis came steaming home. Welcome home, Navy guys! This closeup gives you a perspective of

August 31, 2007

What NOT to do when you're on deadline

My book is not done. Does the universe even care? “When you go to court, you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who couldn’t figure out

August 22, 2007

The heart of your story

Here’s a chance to meet one of the best writers and teachers I know. Work with the incomparable taskmaster on the deepest, most essential part of your story. His most

June 2, 2007

Extreme Makeover

I’m nearly finished with a first draft of Snowfall at Willow Lake. The thing is a complete mess–but I love it. I love Sophie and Noah and their chemistry and

May 4, 2007

How good is your first page?

Page One is probably the most important page of your manuscript. It’s so important that we’ve given Page One its own room at the Field’s End Writers’ Conference this year.

April 18, 2007

Judging a cover by its book

Oh, I deeply love getting an e-mail attachment from my editor when they’re working on cover art for my book. It’s really the first time you get to “see” your

April 13, 2007

"The meeting of two personalities…"

C.G. Jung wrote that “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” PLEASE NOTE: The Seattle Writers’

March 24, 2007

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