Results of the Kathryn Magendie Giveaway (Part I) and a Funny Video
1. The random number generator has spoken in the Kathryn Magendie giveaway for Part I of her interview. 2. A clever video. Read More …
Eight Things Learned in an Odd, Tartish Kind of Weekend
1. It is virtually impossible for a fourteen-year-old to pout if you crank the volume and car dance to We No Speak Americano. 2. The male forearm, when dusted with a smattering of crisp, dark hair, is extremely lickable. (Especially when attached Read More …
Writer Unboxed Redirect: Interview with Lisa Brackmann – Part I
I’m interviewing debut author Lisa Brackmann on Writer Unboxed today. Lisa’s thriller, Rock Paper Tiger, has just been named #72 on Amazon’s Best of 2010 and one of their Mystery and Thrillers Top 10. I happen to think there’s a Read More …
Interview and Giveaway: Kathryn Magendie on the GRACES Trilogy, SWEETIE, and an Exciting Opportunity – Part I
Kathryn Magendie discusses how to find a character’s voice, reader reception to her hopeful tale in the Southern literary style, and working research into her writing. Read More …
Ghosts of Halloween Future?
We had an odd Halloween in the O’Hara household – one I didn’t see coming, even though it might only have been predicted for the last fourteen years. I mean, kids do tend to grow up and become independent. They hit Read More …
Quitting the Label “Quitter”
I try to take great care in using labels to describe people, even in my own mind. Whether positive or negative, self or externally imposed, they constrain, bind and inhibit human behavior. If you doubt that statement, watch the Youtube video embedded below Read More …