Writer Tamago

That was exactly what I needed. Taking this week off from writing, and allowing the other, sewing part of my creative brain to take over has made me relax and feel better. I've come up with a way to manage this semester's work so it doesn't overwhelm me, and I feel much more centered than [...]

Pending dean's signatures and some photo copies. One more link in the chain of ifs for Viable Paradise. Catherine

Are any of you thinking about entering the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest? It's coming up in February, and I thought some of you, who have unpublished manuscripts laying around, might do so. I am giving it some thought. Because the odds are better than winning the lottery. Catherine

The group thought that Christopher Golden had written a spunky YA heroine in Jenna. I put in my vote for the dimensional quality of Golden's supporting characters. The forensic science seemed accurate and interesting. Again, some of the group questioned whether Body Bags, a YA thriller, was worth considering by the book group. I thought [...]

For academic track at Wiscon: Images of Wonder Woman Comics’ most recognizable female character has been represented in a variety of roles and images since her inception in the late 1930s . Arguably, it is difficult to portray an iconic woman that exists as a high level hero in a predominantly male industry like comic [...]

A very smart man, my husband, reminded me that if I'm not having fun, I shouldn't be writing. After all, my life and livelihood do not depend on it. This wasn't an invitation to quite writing. Rather, it was an invitation to write something that I enjoy. I was heading that way. I don't plan [...]

Reading between the lines of well-couched and friendly critique, I find that even though my readers are being polite, I have clear messages about WIP from 3 readers: 1. The braid isn't working. It's choppy and hard to follow. You only put up with it if you're vested in the story. Solution: Time to ditch [...]

Hoohah! Off it goes. The remaining part is academic. I write an application to my professional development committee to apply for the funds, just in case, with the caveat that I turn the money back if I don't need it. So, that's done. Good-bye, little application! Gain me an opportunity to get more education and [...]

This week'sBlood is Thicker than Water post! Catherine

I've been wondering. What is your writing dream? Let's take a couple of them out of the equation. Fledgling writers, I *know* that you want an agent, and you want to be published. Let's take that as a given. Let's assume, for purposes of this exercise, that you have an agent, and you are publishing. [...]