This is cross-posted at The Season. My father was laid off when I was 11. My mom had recently quit her job to train as a teacher. Being a worrisome child, my first fear was that we’d lose our home. Mom reassured me that wouldn’t happen. My second fear was that I wouldn’t be able… Continue reading A love letter to libraries
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Embracing inconsistency as a writer
I’d love to be one of those writers who can write a thousand words a day, every day. Scratch that. I’d love to be a writer who can write FIVE thousand words a day, especially if they were all brilliant words. But I’m not. There are some days I can write three thousand words. Others… Continue reading Embracing inconsistency as a writer
The camaraderie of novel writing
One of my favorite things about working in an office is the friendship and support of my colleagues. The people I work with are intelligent, funny and compassionate, and having them around helps me be better at my job. Not only do they keep me sharp and help me out when I need it, but… Continue reading The camaraderie of novel writing
Agents who go tweet tweet tweet
On Nathan Bransford’s blog the other day, there was an interesting discussion about whether agents should blog and tweet. Apparently some writers think spending time on social networks means agents aren’t doing their real work. It made me wonder whether these writers were complaining about agents on their own blogs and Twitter accounts. If so,… Continue reading Agents who go tweet tweet tweet
Greatest hits of 2010
When I was in high school, I didn’t play sports. Instead, I met athletes by taking stats for our football team (and our basketball and softball teams, but they were girls so my heart wasn’t really in it). That’s not to say I’m good at figuring out statistics, and since I rarely use math in… Continue reading Greatest hits of 2010