Friday night I took my almost sixteen year old daughter to GLEE Live (I'll spare you the 96 pictures). She screamed. I screamed. She jumped. I jumped. She fist pumped. I fist pumped. Our ears were ringing at midnight when our heads hit our respective pillows. I couldn't think of anything more amazing. But, then I went to the Printer's Row Lit Fest in Chicago. To the Ladies of the Write … [Read more...] about Having Advocates (and snacks) Within the Women's Fiction Community
Women's Fiction Author Cathy Lamb Talks About Collecting Rejections, Writing Books and Eating Chocolate
I discovered author Cathy Lamb when a good friend handed me Henry's Sisters and said, "Read this book now." What she didn't tell me was that I would read it in under forty-eight hours, use a whole box of Kleenex and then proceed to read the rest of Cathy Lamb's books in the next six weeks, only to go through author-withdrawal upon finding out the next one doesn't come out until...get … [Read more...] about Women's Fiction Author Cathy Lamb Talks About Collecting Rejections, Writing Books and Eating Chocolate
Writer's Epiphany #1: If You Don't Write It, No One Else Will – or – Strip the Wallpaper Yourself if You Want to Paint Before Labor Day
My son is home from college and as of yet without a summer job. The local, transferable class he is scheduled to take starts in two weeks. So, while he lies on the couch with his laptop and iPhone, watching DVR'ed episodes of every TNT show he can remember to record, I look at him and wonder how long he can sit there, staring at two screens, composing amusing Facebook statuses, watching YouTube … [Read more...] about Writer's Epiphany #1: If You Don't Write It, No One Else Will – or – Strip the Wallpaper Yourself if You Want to Paint Before Labor Day
Putting A Little Faith In Women's Fiction
I'm excited to welcome my friend, author Tina Ann Forkner to Women's Fiction Writers. Tina and I met years ago online. I don't remember NOT knowing Tina! (I think that's a good thing and refuse to believe it has something to do with my memory.) There are more similarities than differences between Tina and me -- which is of course what first drew me to her books. What kept me reading were the … [Read more...] about Putting A Little Faith In Women's Fiction