We took a look. We saw a Nook. On his head he had a hook. On his hook he had a book. On his book was “How to Cook.” We saw him sit and try to cook. He took a look at the book on the hook. But a Nook can’t read, so a Nook can’t cook. SO… what good… Read More
Writing is a huge learning curve. When I started writing fiction (yo! dog! that was only a year ago!), I thought my writing learning curve would look something like this: Note the smooth lines, the graceful arc of reasoned learning, as I climb the mighty mountain and eventually reach that satisfying plateau of knowledge attained. Yeah. Right. This is what… Read More
My mom is visiting today. Three or four times a year, she travels 1500 miles just to come see me. Well, okay, maybe she’s coming to see her grandchildren, too. Possibly even my husband. Outside of my husband’s incredible support, my mom is the most fervent supporter of my writing dreams. All writers should have someone that believes in them, encourages… Read More
This is all kinds of funny people. I did some very unlady-like begging to get this award, just so I could pass it on to my manly blogger-type friends. Check out the crew (Master Jedi Zack, Darth Corder, and Carl) at Boys Rule Boys Read! blog, who are the creators of this fab award. The trio is funny, and get-out crazy… Read More
Is it just me, or has the world become ridiculously complicated? Now, I’m a huge fan of the complex: I studied fluid mechanics, whose differential equations are almost as complicated as those fascinating constructions used in physics (my other love). Math was always my favorite subject, especially when it zoomed off into infinite series and tortured integrals and mated with… Read More
The kids are counting on you. Ruthlessly stolen from Janet Reid, who stole it from Stephen Parrish, who snitched it from … you get the idea. Pass it on.