Victim of My Own Social Media Sting
If you’ve been a parent and want to correct your child’s errant behavior, you know how hard it can be to devise an educational opportunity for your kid which doesn’t have the side-effect of penalizing yourself. Let’s say they have Read More …
When Did I Stop Wearing Animal Prints? (Deleting Automatic Mode)
Point One I’m wearing leopard-skin PJs as I write this post. Their purchase wasn’t planned. Rather, when I entered the store looking for new sleepwear, I was after a particular kind of waistband, and all the usual colors and patterns Read More …
Think Your Partner Doesn’t Support Your Writing? Look Again
There’s a popular book I haven’t yet read called The Five Love Languages, written by Gary Chapman. This GoodReads search shows that comes in various iterations–one aimed at men, another at parents, and so on. Cumulatively they’ve been on the NYT-bestselling Read More …
Hello! (And a Vigorous Book Recommendation for Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad)
Every now and then I fall down a media hole, which is where I’ve been the last week or so, consumed by the American election and Hurricane Sandy. (When I wasn’t consumed with getting to a writing retreat in upstate New York, Read More …
I’ve Made It Easier for You to Share a Blog Link (and Writer Unboxed Redirect)
I’ve been playing with plugins on my blog, and we might have success, Zesties. I’ve installed Comment Luv, which Writer Unboxed uses to good effect. If you keep a blog and have an account with Comment Luv, check the box Read More …
Who’s Got News? This Girl, That’s Who
In the past, when I’ve published a post which says I’ve been quiet because of developments I could now share, I got reactions like these: ???????? !!!!!?!!!!! “OMG, you finally landed a book deal, right? Right???” Then I’d feel lucky Read More …
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