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I'll be updating the tags over the next few days, so if things go wonky, you know who to blame. Can't promise my updated tags will be as witty as those on my favorite procrastination website, Go Fug Yourself, which boasts categories such a...

posted by Niki Burnham on December, 15 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/220975-unsportsmanlike-conduct Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:45:57 -0800 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/220975-unsportsmanlike-conduct


This is University of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert. Before I go further: I don't want to pick on Ms. Lambert specifically. She's certainly not the first athlete to behave this way on the field, and sadly, she probably won't be the last. But she did get caught on video, which is what has sparked the intense coverage of her particular case. Well, that and the fact that she's female. I don't agree with those who think when a woman does this...

posted by Niki Burnham on November, 21 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/219435-different-writer-different-process Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:52:28 -0800 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/219435-different-writer-different-process How To Write A Great Novel. It's not a true How-To so much as a Here's-How-Others-Have-Done-It.

While I've never written in the bathroom or gotten dressed up as one of my characters, over the years I've found methods that work for me. They're not the same methods that work for others. I know one author who writes all her books while sitting in her bed with her laptop on a foam lap desk. ...

posted by Niki Burnham on November, 19 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/212705-teen-fiction-101 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:14:58 -0800 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/212705-teen-fiction-101 Frequently Asked Questions page of my website. (And if there's a writing question I've missed, e-mail me and let me know. I update the FAQ page regularly!)

However, if you're working on a project and are looking for something more in-depth than what's on the FAQ page, I'm teaching a class starting TOMORROW via WriterUniv.com. It runs...

posted by Niki Burnham on November, 01 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/211336-paris-the-good-the-bad-and-the-smelly Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:17:29 -0800 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/211336-paris-the-good-the-bad-and-the-smelly
First, the Good Stuff (and with Paris, you know "the good stuff" is REALLY good!):

My hotel was across the street from not one, but TWO chocolate shops. I didn't know this when I booked the room, so talk about a pleasant surprise! Needless to say, I popped right on over, taste-tested--yum!--and left with a sizeable bag of goodies:



After that, we made a beeline for the Eiffel Tower. The line was so long--over...

posted by Niki Burnham on November, 07 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/208294-because-it-s-not-happening Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:25:33 -0800 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/208294-because-it-s-not-happening

"Hi Niki! I read all your bks and luv ur blog. How come u haven't blogged about the world series? I am a MAJOR phillies fan and would like to know what u think.

pls keep making great books! K."


Well...hi, K! First, thank you for letting me know you enjoy my books. That's always the way to my heart! I'm very happy for you that your team made it to the Series. I assume you won't get much sleep for the next week or two, as you'll be busy...

posted by Niki Burnham on November, 04 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/186263-tuesday-night-baseball Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:16:01 -0700 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/186263-tuesday-night-baseball ice cream is addictive, you know.)...

posted by Niki Burnham on October, 11 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/178888-turning-off-the-light Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:38:22 -0700 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/178888-turning-off-the-light The Young & The Restless. (You're probably surprised that a soap could be bowling alley fare, but this was Germany, and there was only one TV channel in English.)

Those daytime soaps changed my life, ...

posted by Niki Burnham on October, 03 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/177121-party-in-the-u-s-a-or-schwerinborg Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:23:27 -0700 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/177121-party-in-the-u-s-a-or-schwerinborg
Lately, however, a huge percentage of my mail has contained various forms of the same question: When will there be a movie based on the Royally Jacked books?

The answer is: I don't know. I am a writer living in Boston, not the head of a movie studio. However, I do have an agent who handles these sorts of t...

posted by Niki Burnham on September, 16 ]]> /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/172452-favorite-writers Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:11:45 -0800 /author/show/26099.Niki_Burnham/blog/172452-favorite-writers Even if you haven't heard of Larry, you've no doubt seen his work performed on screen or stage. M*A*S*H. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Oh, God! City of Angels. Tootsie. The man possessed an immeasurable wit.

If you want to learn about writing, watch a few episodes of M*A*S*H. Study how Gelbart develops his characters,...

posted by Niki Burnham on December, 21 ]]>