Congrats to my critique partners!

by | Apr 11, 2011 | Writing

I’m doing the happy dance for two of my critique partners, Sandy Ardoin and Heidi Chiavaroli, who have made it to the semi-final round of the 2011 Genesis Contest! I’m so excited for them and proud of their work. Both are terrific writers and amazing...

Blog Highlights of the Week

by | Apr 8, 2011 | Writing

There have been so many spectacular blog posts this week, I have to share! My lovely friend Caitlin Muir talked about the sliding scale of producing vs. consuming media. My agent, Wendy Lawton, has had a fantastic series running all week about the Good News of...

The heart of research

by | Mar 8, 2011 | History, Writing

  I’ve spent hours and hours researching World War II history and it’s hard to find much about the Pacific Northwest during World War II, even though there is a TON of history there! That’s when I discovered the Portland Oregonian’s online...

Apologies

by | Feb 22, 2011 | Writing

Hello faithful blog readers (yes I’m talking to all three of you!) I apologize for the disruption in the regularly scheduled programming. A cold bug has overtaken my home, my husband and my own head. So I’ve been in foggy, murky congestion land for the...

The Anti-Valentine’s Day Post

by | Feb 14, 2011 | Writing

Ok, it’s not like I’m against Valentine’s Day. People get all happy and the pink and red come out in force. It is hard not to catch a little of the giddiness. But I’ve always believed there should be so much more to it. Not just one day, but...