First, the reminder: My generative CNF workshop over at ApiaryLit starts in less than a week! I’d love to fill the last few seats with community-minded, shitty-draft-generating, enthusiastic writers. Is that you? Summer is a fantastic time to sharpen that writing Read more…
TL; DR verdict: RECOMMENDED I will admit that it took me forever to read this book for very petty reasons. See also: Reading the winning poem of a contest I lost. However, just as not reading that winning poem would be Read more…
It is nearly impossible to get through a conversation with me without hearing a number of tangential stories about people I (have) know(n), places I’ve been, things I’ve read or learned, or experiences I’ve had. Sometimes, I get back to Read more…
It’s all over but the long lines at hotel checkout, the cab stands, and the airport. On Saturday, I went to three panels. I rounded out the last of my (always) excessive book fair purchases. I said hello and tried Read more…
Eight, eight… I forget what eight was for. Today started off slowly with a mad dash through the bookfair, where I managed to still somehow spend $100 (and other ways the bookfair is exactly like Vegas AND Target), but I Read more…
All the people. All the hugging. All the books. All the walking in high heels. The thing about this weekend is that it reminds so many of us that though we might labor behind closed office doors, or headphoned away Read more…
So, first, my luggage was lost. Then I saw Sofi T (which was a BALM), It’s still lost (the luggage), far as I can tell. My cute (new) shoes are in it—which is a whole ‘nother story—plus my makeup and Read more…
I want it to be spring. Spring in the north is like fall in the desert: a cause for celebration. There are only a couple of seats left in my ApiaryLit generative CNF workshop in April. If you’re stuck (believe me, Read more…
I may have been struggling to write my science book, and suffering a bit from imposter syndrome there, but that is not what I want to share today. Regardless of how the last couple of months of bird writing has Read more…
I’m still having a hard time writing this book. I wish most days that it weren’t “this book,” that I could just write without the obligation of “this book” hanging over my head. So many people have supported this book, Read more…