Elizabeth Spann Craig's Blog, page 257

Tips and Tricks for the Forgetful Writer

I've always been forgetful, but this month has taken my little problem to a new low.

I forgot my parent/teacher conference at my daughter's school.

I took my daughter to a Christmas play practice…and then realized (after her part had been assigned and she'd practiced for an hour) that we'll be out of town the day that the play runs.

I bought a decongestant for my husband at the drugstore, then couldn't find it. He and I searched my car, the den, our bedroom, and much of the rest of the ...

On Marriage and Series

My husband and I started dating when I was a freshman in college. This will be exactly 20 years ago December 7th and means that I've known him longer than I haven't known him.

You'd think there wouldn't be too many surprises left, but there actually are. Oh, we have our set-in-stone-patterns most days, but sometimes we shake it up a little. And I think we're hitting our midlife crises, so we've become somewhat more unpredictable lately (my husband has rediscovered his enjoyment of...

Age and Characters

The other night I was sleeping and I pulled a muscle in my back.

"*&$#@!!!"
"What's wrong?" asks my husband, alarmed at the 3:00 a.m. cursing.

"I pulled something!"
"How?"
"I think I rolled over funny." Then I was awake. I pulled something. While I was sleeping. How completely ridiculous. I'd never done such a thing in my 20s or early 30s. Bleh.

I have two protagonists for two different series for two different publishers. They're both elderly.

Myrtle Clover for Midnight Ink is ...

More Subtleties

I'll admit that I'm not one of those people who does a great job with social cues. In fact, I frequently don't know what to make of exchanges I have with other people. Are they trying to tell me something? Are they hinting at anything? I'm one of those people that you just have to come out with a sledgehammer and hit me over the head with it. I am not going to pick up on your hints. Do you want your child to be worked into the drama carpool? Do you wish I'd stop talking about writing d...