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Dec.23.2009 'Twas the Night Before Deadline I always manage to have a book due at the end of the year, and this is no exception. So in the spirit of the season, here is a little something for those who are waiting for it. C.A. and M.W., this is for you. 'Twas the night before deadline, and all through the house, Was the clickety-clack of...	Nov.09.2009 From the Mail Bag For some reason Mondays bring the most reader mail. I don't know if it's because people have more time over the weekend and decide that writing to me is preferable to cleaning out the garage or what, but the mailbox always seems to be particularly stuffed come the start of the week. Today I...
Sep.11.2009 We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming I know. It's been a long time. I've been working on the new books. And I should be working on them right now, except: 1. I don't want to, and 2. I have to bitch about something But first let's talk about Jane Bites Back. It's all done and now I'm just enduring the wait until it's released on...	Jul.16.2009 Under Cover I know, it's been a while. That's what happens when I have a book due and can't seem to get it done. My poor editor has been very kind about the ongoing delays, but that only makes me feel more guilty. I swore I'd have the book done by the time I leave for Alaska on Saturday--but I won't. Life has...
Jun.12.2009 A Light at the End of the Tunnel I want this lamp. It's called Colgao (the hanged man) and it was made by a Spanish art collective called enPieza! I believe it's one of a kind, so the likelihood of anyone getting it for me for my birthday is small. But you never know. I think this is the perfect lamp for a writer to have on...	Jun.11.2009 Name Calling Last month I sold my first photograph. I've been taking pictures for about two years now, but just recently began showing them publicly. This was my first show. This morning I was telling a friend about the sale and she said, "Congratulations! You're a photographer!" Well, no, not really...
Jun.05.2009 To Read Or Not to Read Take a good look at the photo below. This is the view an author has when standing in front of an audience at his (or her) reading. I took this Wednesday night at a reading at A Different Light bookstore for my novel What We Remember. Notice that there are 12 seats. Then notice that only six of...	Jun.02.2009 Author Admission #1: My Characters Are Not My Friends A couple of years ago I was doing a book signing with several other authors. During a break from the crushing mob of 6 people who came to see us, one of the other writers said to me, "Whenever I'm writing a book my partner has to hold my hand when we walk down the street, because sometimes I...
May.29.2009 The Great Race(ism) Yesterday I was tooling around the interwebs and--in the inexplicable way that these things happen--came across some reviews for a book the title of which I now can't remember. But the title isn't important. It's one of the reader reviews that caught my attention. I've been thinking about it since...