Five things I thought about while walking the dog:
1. Yoga tonight. Once more chance. The first class I loved. The second? Not so much. Once more night before I make up my mind. 2. My dog Tink and I sometimes get a long very well, especially on our walks. But other times, she tests my patience. Like today. Let’s move along, Ms. Tink, shall we? 3. So, Christy came over and instructed me on how to use the sewing machine. And last night, I finished the quilt top I started a few years ago for Emma. It was so easy that it blew my mind. I like...
Read MoreFive things I thought about during my morning walk:
1. It’s positively balmy. I’ve overdressed. 2. Book group this afternoon. Thrilled that I can make this one. I loved The Lotus Eaters and I love going to Susan’s house. So welcoming. 3. Emma wanting to go to school with Audrey tomorrow. I hope she has fun. I’m kinda thinking she will…;-) 4. So I am still reading The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo. I probably will be for A WHILE. It’s huge. I’m still relatively unimpressed, though I will say the woman...
Read MoreFive things I thought about during my morning run:
1. Emma home sick today. 2. New York was a mix of the VERY fabulous with nerves and gross pie and a twinge of sadness. 3. I do attract strange people. I always have. Like a magnet. 4. Every editor I talked with loves my agent. That was so good to know. 5. My editor at Kensington is a dream come true. I think we will work well together. I am so eager to get these books underway. The staff was so enthusiastic that it blew me away. I now understand much more about subrights and so on. And...
Read MoreExciting New York City Week Ahead
I’ll be in New York next week so I won’t be posting regularly. But if you’ve been following along on my Facebook and Twitter feeds, chances are you know why I am going to New York. I’ve a lot of reasons for going now. Last year, when I attended the Roger Smith Food Writer’s Conference, someone said New York City doesn’t have good pie. So, I have been checking into it a bit and while it’s true that it doesn’t seem to have a reputation for good pie—like it does for say,...
Read MoreTalking Publishing
The publishing industry is changing quickly. I was interviewed as part of a story by WVTF’s Sandy Hausman about about the changing role of authors. Click here for part one of the story.
Read MoreMy Fiction Life
This is how it all began for me: a call to story. When I was a child, I filled notebooks with words and images, and danced my stories in the living room of our tiny mobile home, then later, on the stage. Whether I was dancing, acting, or writing, it was the story that called to me. Later, I studied journalism in college, worked as an editorial assistant, wrote newsletters, ad and brochure copy, magazine articles, essays, poetry, but the novel question always nagged at me. Could I do it? ...
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