Cherry blossoms in Ueno Park. Even though it was drizzling (see all the umbrellas), the park was busy and lots of young people were still having cherry blossom viewing parties, sitting on plastic sheets on the ground under the trees, … Continue reading
I mentioned yesterday that I had a reason for changing the blog schedule–the reason is, my Japan trip is still on, and I’m leaving tomorrow morning! I’m very excited for a few reasons. One, because I’ve wanted to visit for … Continue reading
Posting this today instead of the usual Friday for reasons I will explain in another post tomorrow. 🙂 One week from the paperback release of Give Up the Ghost! And here is the last song from the unofficial soundtrack for … Continue reading
**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
