Script Frenzy 2012 Launches!

Dear Readers, Welcome to Script Frenzy 2012!  Script Frenzy is an annual challenge held by the Office of Letters and Light in April to write a 100-page script in the month of April. This year, I’m participating in Script Frenzy for the first time in several years – and this time, I have an edge:Continue reading “Script Frenzy 2012 Launches!”

31 March: Review

In March, I had the opportunity to travel many places and try many new (and not-so-new) things. My first stop was the Association of Writers and Writing Programs National Conference, which took place in Chicago March 1-3. I’d never been to a writing conference before – and I’d never visited Chicago – so it wasContinue reading “31 March: Review”

Book Trailers: A Response

I was reading Kaitlin’s post about book trailers and thought I’d pitch in my own opinion, even though it’s a bit off-topic.  In her post, she made a list of pros and cons about book trailers, trying to decide whether they were “cool or hokey.” A book trailer is a promotional tool for authors orContinue reading “Book Trailers: A Response”

Quick PR for Non-Public Figures

So you’ve done something really cool. Maybe you’ve won an award or a fellowship. Or, if you’re like most of my readers, you’ve written a book that’s finally going to be published. These things happen once in a while, and when they do, you want to tell the world about them. …maybe not the entireContinue reading “Quick PR for Non-Public Figures”

A Quick Guide to Fabulous Tea

I’m not going to pretend I don’t like food. I’m a pretty small person – height-wise AND around – and people think I diet to stay my size. I don’t. I have a terrible, terrible habit of eating everything in sight, especially when I’m sitting down to write, which is really inconvenient because I’m aContinue reading “A Quick Guide to Fabulous Tea”