Category Archives: Helpful
What Works For My Writing
This morning, Nova shared a list of things that work for her writing. It was so inspiring that I decided to mull over what works for me–so that I could concretize what it is that works for me…and I could … Continue reading
What Inspires You?
(Design & illustration by Robert Roxby–I snarfed this theme image off of Nova’s blog) My good friend Nova has a month-long series on “What Inspires You”over at her blog Distraction No. 99 It is, needless to say, an inspiring series … Continue reading
…we interrupt regular programming…
to bring you this special message: RADAR Productions has a Lit(ish) Auction on eBay. It’s tremendous! There are manuscript critiques by Michelle Tea and Justin Chin…and I’ve personally got my eye on Margaret Cho’s item (she will record an outgoing … Continue reading
Literary Auction to Benefit Team Jender
We are holding an auction on eBay to benefit the leader of Team Jender, otherwise known as Jennifer Derilo, who is currently kicking Hodgkin’s Lymphoma’s arse (does Hodgkin’s even have a butt? Well, we’re kicking its fictitious butt, then). The … Continue reading
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Be Good
This is the beginning of my “be good to myself and inspire others” summer. As I’ve said, I’ve been feeling lost. My novel has felt far away. My friends have felt far away. Inspiration eludes me. Self-confidence has eluded me. … Continue reading
Thoughts on Being LOST
I watched the LOST series finale last night–and can I say it? I *KNEW* the island was Purgatory years and years ago! But the writers denied that the island was purgatory, so I dismissed the theory (even though it seemed … Continue reading
Advice, Software, Tools for Writing
Reading “A Day In The Life of Alexander Chee” over at Cynthia Newberry Martin’s blog, Catching Days is inspiring. If you’re in the midst of writing something, if you’re aspiring to write something, if you’re in the midst of revision…go … Continue reading
Links
Some links I want to share: Alex Chee has Part 1 of “100 Things About A Novel” up on his blog, Koreanish. If you are a friend of a writer, please note numbers 16 and 17. (i.e., in my own … Continue reading
writing residencies and conferences
Check out my guest post on writing residencies and conferences over at Writerland.
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Relief on the way…
I signed up with Writer’s Relief, a literary submission service, this week. I first heard of Writer’s Relief over ten years ago, from a friend who said the service was totally legit and helped her friend with tons of litmag … Continue reading
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