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The Answers, Part One
***WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE SWEET FAR THING. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ THE BOOK AND STILL WANT TO BE SURPRISED, DO NOT READ THIS POST. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. SERIOUSLY. I'M NOT KIDDING!**** I’ve taken the past few days to read through and process...
THE SWEET FAR THING, your questions answered (possibly)
****THE COMMENTS FOLLOWING THIS POST WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE SWEET FAR THING.***** If you do not want to know what happens in the book, please skip the comments section. Okie-doke. After careful consideration, I've decided the easiest thing to do is for y'all to...
Book questions
Many of you have been asking if I will answer questions about the book. I'm of two minds about that. I have always felt that, as the reader, you are the captain of the ship, as it were, in terms of the reading experience. Whatever meaning you assign to the book is...
Today’s the Day
I can't believe it's December 26th. It seemed like it was months away and now it's here. Wow. That went quickly. I took myself to a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan and signed two copies of TSFT that they had in stock at the Chelsea store (6th Avenue @ 20th Street)....
Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone who celebrates this holiday is having a merry one. I have had a lovely day with my family and am completely knackered. So much Christmas cheer leaves one pooped. But I am now the proud owner of a Dr. Who Sonic Screwdriver! Hooray! Tomorrow, THE SWEET...
How to Write a Novel in 10 Easy Steps, by Mr. Fantastic Fiction™
Hello friend! Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Have you ever had an idea for a story—two lovers separated by warring families or a woman preparing for a party who thinks about it with very little punctuation involved or a girl with a big thumb goes...
I Have Been Eating Candle Wax
The Internet, she is slow, slow, slow. I could probably take up French in the time it's taking to load things. Sigh. But on the bright side, Terrell Owens' ankle is only a sprain, not a break. Silver linings and all that. (Those of you who don't follow Cowboys...
My Internet Hates Me
Argh. Stupid bloody Internet. I hate Time Warner Cable. To quote one of my favorite LOL phrases: "urge to kill...rising." Okay, so apparently, my connection is like Brigadoon and it's going to disappear the next 100 hundred years any second, so I am going to type this...
Nice to meet you, I’m William Faulkner
My Internet is being all persnickety today. Let’s see if it lets me post this. Fingers crossed. Last night, I slept a whopping nine hours. Nine hours! Yowza. I never do that. I woke up at 5:30 this morning all perky. (I am rather like a Labrador Retriever with simple...
Pie Makes You Sleepy
I am sleepy. So sleepy. Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. Why so sleepy? Stayed up late. Got up early. Just ate chocolate pie. Mmm, pie. Pie makes you sleepy. And happy. Happy sleepy. And full of pie. Tomorrow, I will not be sleepy. Tomorrow, I will have words to type....
This is your cat; this is your cat on drugs
About two days ago, I noticed that my kitty, Little Squeak, had started limping. I didn't think it was a blatant ploy for sympathy and fresh tuna. It's not like she sidled up to me and sighed, "All the other cats have fresh catnip toys. I'm the only one who doesn't."...
To those about to rock!
Wow, I LOVED all the amazing responses to the band question. It was sheer heaven reading through them all. And the band names? We must have t-shirts. And, um, actual bands. But no! No, t-shirts are enough. Let's make people wonder: "Oh, you haven't seen the Burning...