More Deets on the Mary Stewart Contest
Readers and/or fellow Zesties, prompted by your questions, I have a few clarifications/additions for the Mary Stewart-contest in this post: 1. Yes, you can certainly enter a paragraph from your work-in-progress, but I would ask that you don’t enter already-published material. (Because Read More …
Name That Pig
Remember when I said no more interviews on Tartitude for a while? About two weeks later I realized a good friend and fab writer, Teresa Frohock, has her debut coming out soon. So guess who I’ll be hosting for a brief interview in July? Read More …
Writer Unboxed Redirect: Talking about Envy
Envy gets a bad rap in this world — with ample justification. But are there ways a writer might use it to their advantage? Hope you’ll join me at Writer Unboxed today for 100,000 Reasons Why You Probably Can’t Banish Envy Read More …
Oopsie
Yesterday I inadvertently hit “publish” on a post when I meant to hit “schedule.” Apologies for the inconvenience. The post on envy will be up tomorrow.
So, This Canadian Walks into a Ginormous City…
The ToolMaster and I lay around one evening last week, detailing our physical complaints. There was me with my palpitating heart and my plantar fasciitis — a painful and frustrating foot condition which requires me to wear Crocs. Everywhere. All the time. It also Read More …
Beats: Writing Lessons of the Health-Care Kind
“The kids always know,” I used to advise my patients. “They may not know precisely what is amiss, but they’ll know when something’s wrong. Better to explain it yourself than have them fighting fictional monsters. Or worse, blaming themselves.” No, you folks aren’t Read More …
^