Month: March 2008

  • Missing my little guy

    Just before I took off for Texas on Friday night, I received this email from Andy and Riley: Texas has been nice — between the friends, family, and weather, it always is — but I am definitely looking forward to being with my boys again.

  • Common faults in short stories

    Today I stumbled across this article about Common Faults in Short Stories. At times the author is certainly harsher than I think is necessary, but he has a lot of good tips. After reading his list, I couldn’t help wondering if I should rewrite “The Tenth Time” yet again… I also took note of his…

  • Win some, lose some, then get a puppy kiss

    My morning writing sessions have been going pretty well this week. It’s certainly much easier to focus when Riley crawls into my lap and sleeps. Before, I had to keep him in the corner of my eye at all times, since I was never really sure whether his whimpers meant that he needed water, wanted…

  • Uh oh spaghetti-oh

    The Pilgrimage link is not working right now (and I was only on page 15!) so I’m reading Neil Gaiman’s American Gods online/free instead. Feel free to join me! Edit: The Pilgrimage is back up! Yay! Now I have 2 free books to read. :)

  • Keeping it real

    Paulo Coelho has released another of his books online for free: The Pilgrimage. This is a limited time offer, but I still think it’s fantastic and everyone should take advantage. I certainly am! (A free book? What more incentive do I need?) You could call Coelho a phase for me right now. You could also…