So yesterday I bought a house. And I only hyperventilated a teensy bit. I thought I was being ridiculous until at least 30 people representing EVERY SINGLE major stage of my life (childhood, summer school, college, Spain, grad school, Louisiana)…
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Recap: Romantic Times 2013
Hello folks! I’ve been meaning to get this out for days, but I’m enduring the second most stressful time of my entire life. Good stress, yes! But stressful. The first most stressful time of my life was when we were…
BEAR DOWN, KANSAS CITY!
Romantic Times is nearly upon us! For those of you going to the con, I can’t wait to see you. And I’ll be a very busy girl! I’m leaving Tuesday after class to be raring to go for Wednesday: Wednesday,…
Good News Everybody!
Hi folks! Sorry I’ve been a little MIA. Have been sitting on some good news that I couldn’t spill, or I didn’t want to because I didn’t want to jinx it. But I think everything is looking good now, so…
Guest Post: Victoria Thompson
Hi folks! Today we’ve got a guest post from one of my colleagues in Seton Hill’s MFA in Popular Fiction, Victoria Thompson. Victoria write historical mysteries set in turn of the century New York City, and I adore them. For…
Dallas, I AM IN YOU!
Hey folks! Just a reminder that I’m in Dallas this week for Dreamin’ in Dallas 2013. I’ll be leading workshops on such things as time management (FYI, my PowerPoint is definitely too long), deep point of view, and hot seating.…
Things I Like! And FEAR MY STING!
So, first things first: I’ve had a wasp named after me, which might be the coolest thing EVER. You can read about it here. And here. And here (snarky!). And here……. and about a gajillion other places. Apparently this is…
On Gone Girl: or, Ouch, That Hurt
I was just in Boston at a convention, where I had a fabulous time. The con was great and I had one of the best panel experiences of my life: we were on fire, the moderator was excellent, and the…
Back To Bahstahn!
Hey folks! This weekend finds me traveling again, this time to Boston, where I’ll be presenting at AWP (the Association of Writers and Writing Programs). I’ll also be catching up with old friends and spending the weekend getting up to…
Things You Need To Know!
Hi folks! These aren’t upates…these are things you NEED TO KNOW. Like you need to know not to drink Drano. Or that I like vanilla cake for my birthday, thank you. The first thing you NEED TO KNOW is that…