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March 31, 2010
Talking with Kathy Louise Patrick of the Pulpwood Queens!
Who is more hilarious than Kathy Louise Patrick, the founder of the Pulpwood Queens and the owner of the only bookstore/hair salon in the world and a great blog? Writers and readers need people like Kathy, whose passion for books and authors is legendary and whose wild sense of humor makes reading a cause of celebration and fun. Thanks for letting me ask you all these questions, Kathy! (And check out the bookshop in the photo! I dare you to tell me you aren't dying to go there!)
Your...
March 27, 2010
READ THIS BOOK: SOMETHING RED BY JENNIFER GILMORE
Jennifer Gilmore is wonderful. No, no, I mean it. One of the warmest, funniest people on the planet, she's also a jaw-droppingly wonderful novelist. Her first novel, Golden Country was a New York Times Notable Book of 2006, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, on the long-list for the International IMPAC Dublin Prize, a finalist for the Harold U Ribalow Prize, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book prize. Her new book, Something Red is absolutely destined for even greater...
March 23, 2010
Leavitt Loves Paper Rats!
As anyone who follows me on Facebook and Twitter knows, I've fallen in love with Paper Rats videos. They're hilarious, smart, very knowing videos about the writing experience, so of course I had to track down the people responsible and hurl questions at them. And who are these brilliant folk?
R.J. Keller (she's the black and white photo!) is a writer from Central Maine, where she lives happily with her husband, two kids, and the family cat. She is the author of the independently published...
March 21, 2010
Writing and time management
March 16, 2010
Deborah Grabien on "what happens next?"
Deborah Grabien, fabulous author of Dark's Tale and the fabulous Kinkaid mysteries, is perhaps one of the coolest, funniest people I know. Okay, no perhaps about it. So, of course, I wanted her to write a guest post for my blog, and she produced this great one. Thank you so much, Deborah.
...then what happened...?
Once upon a time...
All good stories supposedly start that way, right? Draw the kids around the campfire, melting marshmallows forgotten and dripping off the end of the stick...
March 12, 2010
Guest post from Susanne Dunlap
Who doesn't love the story of Anastasia? Susanne Dunlap , the author of Anastasia's Secret (which has its own blog , by the way) is a fabulous adult novelist, but she's used her alchemy to transform an enduring story into a Young Adult novel. I asked her if she'd write a guest blog for me about that, and she very graciously agreed. Thank you, Susanne.
When I read a really good book, something strange happens to me. I am no longer the 50-something adult who has been through a rather hard and...
March 10, 2010
Dressing the part
I'm thrilled that I'm going to be at BEA signing books for Pictures of You and that I will also be giving a talk, but that means....I need something to wear...
March 9, 2010
Read this book: Diamond Ruby
Joe Wallace is one of the literati twitterati I hang out with on twitter. He's funny, smart, and his first novel Diamond Ruby is a grand slam, featuring a feisty heroine with a pitching arm that could rival Babe Ruth's. Of course I wanted Joe to answer questions here. (Thanks, Joe!) And if you scroll down, you can see me wearing the way-cool Diamond Ruby baseball cap Joe is using in his book promotions.
Diamond Ruby is filled with thrilling historical cameos, from Babe Ruth to Jack Dempsey...
March 1, 2010
On screenplays and novels
But writing a script is so different from the novel that I'm having trouble with the story. A script is like a racing horse headed for the finish line. Everything has to push that horse along. You can't dally with backstory the way you might...
