Insert Maniacal Indie Author Here
In this video, I talk about:
- getting my first royalties check
- doing something very stupid
- writerly emo-panic
- Consortium Books, my indie publisher
- and itchy noses.
The One Where I Get Paid for Writing
Once upon a time, I got a job as a writer. I was eight months out of college, and I’d spent a season working retail at a place that sold educational materials for children. The stocking of shelves! A gripey assistant manager! A customer-cheating boss! SHRINK-WRAPPING!!! My mind felt like sludge at the bottom of …
Play Cowgirl — If That’s for You
Greetings, dear inklings! Today, you get the privilege of hearing a fresh, lively, lovely voice that’s not mine. ; ) Patricia Middleton has been my friend for the better part of two decades — which means I’ve benefited from her wit, her enthusiasm for life, and her creative inspiration for nearly 20 years. That’s pretty …
The Cat Looks at You Upside Down
My dearest, most venerable inklings, Yesterday was Memorial Day. To celebrate this, the husband and I spent four days together with family members, installing hardwood flooring in the husband’s parents’ house. Here are a few moments that happened during that time: My brother-in-law practiced his baseball swing by hitting wood bees with a 2×4. For …
My Congress with a Fickle Woman
Since Ed and I moved here three-and-a-half years ago, we’ve had a tornado scare every spring. And without fail, every time there’s a tornado headed our way, it lifts somewhere west of us and passes us by. The same thing happened yesterday. We huddled in that basement for an hour, while the temperature rose, and the humidity increased…
The Convergence of Rattlesnakes, Angels, and Corsets
You might not know this, my dear inklings — but I am involved in a grand scheme to change the world. I know. It’s hard to imagine that an artsy culture-geek such as I would be so idealistic as to want to alter even an iota of her environment. But, alas and alack, I’m too …
10 Free Blog Post Ideas to Use as Thou Wilt
Today, my luvs, I shall list 10 blog post titles. These titles are for you. You may use them however you like. It would mega-cramazing if, when you use them, you’d link back to me so I can come read what you wrote in response to my titles.
If you don’t link back to me, I will send my legion of Evil Elves to tattoo “I’m a nerd” on your forehead.
10 Ways to Really Write an Awful Novel
Today, I bring you the badness of truly horrid writing. Because, really — there are so many cramazing, beautiful works of written art out there, you don’t want to be like all of them, do you?
33 Questions for My Readers
I have questions for you, my dears. Pick a few and share your thoughts in the comments. Or answer all the questions, if you dare. Or ask some of your own. Who knows what might happen if you people start talking to each other as well as to me? ; )
When The Salmon Speaks, Do You Listen?
Or: The One That Got Away Last night, Trish and Becca came over to help me select a few of my paintings to donate to the Consortium’s art fundraiser. Afterward, Becca and I chatted about all things artsy, including noveling and blogging. As I was replacing paintings on my overloaded art shelves, Becca said, “I …