**Giveaway now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered! I’ll be contacting the winners shortly.** Something very exciting arrived in the mail a few days ago… My author copies of the Give Up the Ghost paperback edition! The paperback officially … Continue reading
Almost at the end! The second from the last song on Give Up the Ghost‘s unofficial soundtrack is “How to Save a Life” by The Fray: I feel like this is pretty self-explanatory if you’ve read the book. By the … Continue reading
Are there any exercises you do to help you get better at writing or get more into it? To be honest, I’ve never been that into writing exercises. I feel like I do my best writing when it’s for a … Continue reading
I was cleaning out my old filing cabinet today, because I have a brand shiny new (and twice as big) one, and stopped to sort through my rejections folder because I’d left some short story manuscripts in there I really … Continue reading
When I was in eleventh grade, I decided I wanted to learn how to play guitar. (Not a compulsion that ended up sticking, I’ll admit.) So I signed up for a music course as part of this continuing education program. … Continue reading
The tenth song from the unofficial Give Up the Ghost soundtrack is Aimee Mann’s “Wise Up”: Lyrically, this song is one of the best literal fits for Give Up the Ghost (heck, the last words are “Give up”!), particularly for … Continue reading
Since I’m sure I’m not the only one still following the situation in Japan closely, I thought I’d share some more links I’ve found useful for getting and understanding the latest news. I still highly recommend the NPR articles on … Continue reading
Whenever I get an idea and trying to write it, my thoughts/plot goes all over the place. When I start writing it out, I find myself veering off into a whole different direction than I intended to. What can one … Continue reading
For those in the Toronto area, I wanted to mention that I’m going to be leading a writing workshop for kids aged 9 to 12 on Saturday afternoons in May. The workshop is free, and will take place at the … Continue reading
My notebooks and index cards are essential for me to brainstorm and plan out my stories, but I couldn’t write them down without my laptop computer. The one I’ve been using for the last four years is an iBook G3: … Continue reading
