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http://www.maassagency.com/thismonth.html strengthen your premise; check this out. Premise in fiction. Your undergrad English professor probably taught you a fancy definition for this concept, but...
View Articlegetting to know your character in 500 words
Wow, people. I’m thrilled–and also humbled–by your response to Starlight on Willow Lake. The most frequently-asked question about this book is “How did you come up with a character like Faith?” (She’s...
View Articleworking vacation::first stop Paris
I am on a working vacation. When you’re a writer, it’s not a contradiction in terms, because your job comes with you in your head wherever you go. So if you go someplace awesome, you’re still working....
View Articleworking vacation::I love writing on trains
If you’ve ever taken a trip on a train or ferryboat, you know what I mean. You’re forced off the grid, leaving you 2 choices: read or write. It’s singularly relaxing. This is known as reader (or...
View Articlehappy endings
I’m getting a lot done on my work+fun trip to Australia. Here is one of the best photos I’ve taken. Just a casual phone snap as I was standing in line to visit the Old Melbourne Gaol. (Note to...
View Articleread :: write :: dream :: relax
“I’m not a ‘cruise’ person.” That’s probably what you’ve told yourself. How do I know? Because I used to say that to myself, too. It’s a floating hotel full of newlyweds and nearlydeads, I thought....
View Articleevery girl deserves her dream :: malala
Everyone–every girl–deserves to follow her own path. Malala’s “Girl Power” birthday tour took her to Iraq. Please take a few minutes to listen to this moving piece, especially at the 3-minute mark:...
View Articleto whom it may concern
This is to inform you that we have gone fully native. meet Nala and Mowgli Jerry is heretofore known as Mowgli and I am Nala. My face-recognizing computer no longer recognizes me. We have worn nothing...
View Articlewelcome to my world :: july 19-22
I love where I live. And I love showing it off in the summer when it’s the most beautiful corner of the world. And there’s good news–the fine folks at my publisher have organized a fabulous weekend for...
View Articlegoing naked
Not me, silly. My book. That’s because I’m being a merciless tease about the cover art for the upcoming Between You & Me. judging a book by its lack-of-cover But my oh-so-generous publisher and the...
View ArticleI left a keepsake under Hemingway’s pillow.
It was hot and bright that day and the red yarn bracelet wore thin on my wrist. In January I had gone to the broken temples of Siem Reap at sunrise. Amid the sunlight and shadows, a quiet Buddhist...
View Articlemy good deed for the day : : taking your excuses away from you
I hear it from emerging writers all the time. From working writers, too, for that matter. I’ve got a great idea for a novel. I’m going to sit down and write it as soon as I… …get my day job under...
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