Monthly Archives: October 2011
What I do when my writing isn’t going well (aka spice organization!)
How’s your novel coming along?[1] It isn’t. It’s horrible. It’s awful. It’s so difficult. Not a single talented, published, critically acclaimed writer I know will say it’s easy to write a novel. And it doesn’t get easier with time or … Continue reading
How I Learned to Read
I had a tremendous time reading for the Men Undressed anthology at San Francisco’s Lit Crawl this past weekend. But before the reading I had to learn to read.[1] This was not my first reading; however I’m not, historically speaking, … Continue reading
Men Undressed Giveaway: winner!
There is now a winner of the Men Undressed anthology giveaway..! Here’s the video of the drawing (if I look nauseous, it’s because I am–but the cause is not the giveaway, it’s something I ate yesterday): And if you don’t want … Continue reading
Literary Blog Relay: “Transformations”
We are doing a literary blog relay: One writer writes a 250 word post/story/fragment and then tags the next writer, etc., etc. We can write whatever we want, so long as our posts begin with the last line of the previous post … Continue reading
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Book giveaway: Men Undressed!
I’m giving away a copy of the Men Undressed anthology, out from Other Voices/DZANC Books! I’m particularly psyched about this giveaway, because my piece “Erasure,” is included in the anthology. And I’m unusually delighted about this particular piece having been … Continue reading
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Men Undressed and The Nervous Breakdown
My piece “Erasure” is published in the anthology Men Undressed, which is a collection of sex scenes featuring male protagonists written by women. “Erasure” is an excerpt from my novel-in-progress. It’s always exciting/a pleasure/amazing/a joy/uplifting to see my stories published–but … Continue reading
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