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Stopped cars need an energy-saver sleep mode
I was sitting motionless in traffic for so long I began wondering if I could sneak in a refreshing nap. Studies show that...
Starbucks and Choice
Spoke with Reuthers reporter Jon Cook last week. He asked about whether Starbucks killed the independents. See his piece, http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/tag/bryant-simon/But there is another...
Retired? Unemployed? Whatever.
Yesterday, I volunteered at an semi-annual Award Ceremony at the Sheriff's Office. The small auditorium was packed to honor those who have gone...

Memoir, Gay Marriage, and Some Thoughts on...
So I've been having a blast blogging over at http://www.elizabethstark.com on the above topics. I'd love your thoughts. Come on by for a visit....
Death by Bus
I've received a few anxious emails about my outline process from several writers who are at work on their first novels. They're afraid an outline...
Funniest Query in History (or at least...
Okay, it's not a whole query, but here are the first three sentences of the query letter that eventually sold "Grammar Snobs Are...

Best Baby Name Ever: "Author" !?
"Author" was the 868th most popular baby name in 1880. There were forty-nine families who named their baby son "Author" during that decade, according...
Extra! Red Room Posts Your Email Automatically...
UPDATE, MAY 14TH, 2009: Unfortunately, a bug discovered by one of our most dedicated authors reveals that comments are disabled on blog posts...
Overheard In the Red Room
"(Love Story) did kind of leave a scar. Love means always having to show my ID."
-- Jennifer Barrett

- [Jessica Barksdale Inclan 07/04/2009 - 8:32am]
Hi, Shana--
It was the cartoon moment. Really. I would have paid to have it on...Read More »
- [Christopher Meeks 07/04/2009 - 8:08am]
Keiko, I had read your comment about "The Legacy," but that was just minutes before...Read More »
- [Mary Wilkinson 07/04/2009 - 7:40am]
If I could I would turn the iron gauge up to very hot - the...Read More »
- [Mary Wilkinson 07/04/2009 - 7:35am]
As always thanks Sue and Ellen! Happy Fourth! Weather nice here, BBQ on the menu...Read More »
- [Keiko Amano 07/04/2009 - 7:27am]
Mary,
Exactly, you said it! Every time I encounter this kind of issues, women always retreat.
It’s...Read More »

























