I’m a bad woman. Not “bad” as in dangerous, sexy bad (I wish), but “bad” as in – I’m a really lousy girly-girl woman. There are things I just don’t like that I’m apparently supposed to like, and shopping is at the top of the list. I don’t like to shop. I really don’t like [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Disgrace
Posted in Life on January 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Complexities
Posted in Books on January 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My favorite books focus on complex characters. I’m always willing to forgive a weakish plot if the characters involved are so finely drawn that just reading about them is interesting. The books with strong plots and complex characters are, of course, the real winners. When it comes to romance novels, I’m a fan of the [...]
Truism
Posted in Random Thoughts on January 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When in doubt, scribble. – Jean Wilson
The Market
Posted in Writing on January 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market.
-Anita Brookner
So I’ve been on this quest to begin writing for a mainstream romance reader market. Trouble is – I’m not quite sure what that means exactly since there are many subgenres of romance ranging from paranormal to erotic to suspense. With, I’m sure, [...]
The Meaning of No
Posted in Life on January 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My son is two. I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a mathematical correlation between a two-year old and the word No. Maybe it’s because there are two letters in the word No. Whatever the reason, my son believes that No is the holy grail of the English language. He worships at the altar [...]
Town-Building
Posted in Writing on January 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I started writing a new book recently and quickly discovered that the story required that I set it in a fictional town. The reason is that the story involves two families who have a strong local history, which certainly could be the case in a real town, but in my book the family histories [...]
Failure and Giving Up
Posted in Uncategorized on January 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So I’ve been thinking about failure lately. How’s that for an uplifting topic? I saw a movie recently called Little Miss Sunshine that was one of the better movies I’ve seen in recent months (among the few I’ve seen). I was very charmed by the movie’s wry humor, pathos and the message of finding heart [...]
Welcome
Posted in Life on January 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
No matter what I say in my first post, I’m afraid I’m just going to sound dorky. Not that that’s anything new, but this kind of writing is a whole different animal.
Although considering I’ve never been the kind of person who can keep a personal journal, I suppose it’s appropriate for me to be writing [...]
