It's mostly raining here in Atlanta, so the lure of a cookout is not as tempting. With a day job, a company-paid holiday means a day of writing for me. Today is no different. I'm looking forward to a good few hours of writing. Yesterday, I went to grocery store and there were some veterans there giving out red silk roses to the ladies. I thought that was very sweet and I thanked them for their service. On their display table, they had several pictures of their comrades that they had lost … [Read more...]
Contemporary Fiction
May 28, 2010 Read Comments
I'm the kind of reader who loves to be taken away into a different world where extraordinary things happen. It's probably one of the reasons I primarily read dystopian, paranormal, fantasy, and mysteries. But Monday's post about reading in different genres got me thinking. We can all agree that the tide of YA paranormal, fantasy, and most recently dystopian fiction has taken the spotlight in publishing trends. Just like everything returns in cycles, I see two things happening: a surge of … [Read more...]
Tough Love for Writers
May 26, 2010 Read Comments
One thing about writers is that we love to talk about books and sometimes we can get together and muse about the success of published authors --- you know whether or not they "deserved" it. It can be a slippery slope to all out bitch fest if kept unchecked. At times when it's really ugly, you can literally feel the bitterness in the room. Why not me? What's so great about that writer? I found a great blog post by author Tayari Jones, Tough Love From Tayari where she gave some really good … [Read more...]
Reading While Writing
May 24, 2010 Read Comments
For some of you who have been reading the blog for awhile, you know how much I love reading books. Mostly fiction for teens and kids (because that's what I write) and also craft books about writing. It's nothing for me to read 40-60 books a year (and that's only the fiction). But I've heard other writers state that they can't read novels while they are working on their novel project. One writer friend said that she's afraid of "sounding like the voice she's reading" while another one says … [Read more...]
