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Swashbuckling 101

Elsa Watson is proof that you can have a gentle soul, a rapier wit and a fierce intelligence all at once. Could be it’s that degree in Classics from Carleton, combined

April 12, 2007

The Nigerian banking scam is working well for me.

[Real quick – Alison Kent was nice enough to have me as her guest blogger today. Check it out.] In my endless quest to make less work for myself, I

April 9, 2007

"Moth-breath" and "wedding-cake face"

You know who she is, that angsty girl who stayed up late and cried a lot and lived a deep inner life all through high school. She kept journals and

April 8, 2007

Permission not necessary…

This week, I fielded the most unusual permission request of my career. My agent called to say a reader has inquired about permission to use a line from The Winter

April 6, 2007

Portrait of the artist as a young woman

It’s the 20th anniversary of the publication of my first book. My debut novel was published in April, 1987. At the time, I was writing two types of fiction. The

April 1, 2007

Not just another pretty face

Mrs. Larson and the Constant Flow of Thoughtful Books or, Meet Garth Stein at the Field’s End Writers’ Conference, April 28, 2007. Garth Stein has published books, created documentary films, written

March 27, 2007

We interrupt this blog to tell you…

That Summer at Willow Lake is a finalist for the 2007 RITA Award. BOO YAH. (For an interesting discussion of this award, check this out.)

March 25, 2007

We interrupt this blog to tell you…

That Summer at Willow Lake is a finalist for the 2007 RITA Award. BOO YAH. (For an interesting discussion of this award, check this out.)

March 25, 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

Confession: I compulsively take online quizzes.

The one I took today is related to the shocking Newsweek expose about Baby Boomers turning sixty. The part I couldn’t resist was the online quiz to see what I

March 21, 2007

Editorial interference

“Revision is a very physical process, best done by hand, much like decoupage.” –me, 3:00p.m. The fact is, I insist on editorial interference. I would be lost without it. The

March 12, 2007

Four legged houseguest

This week, I’m a foster mom. Sonny the lab-mix has come to stay while his people are on vacation. He loves the beach! Who doesn’t love the beach? Gorgeous morning

March 7, 2007

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