
Thesbians and Lesbians
I've ranted about autocorrect and spell checkers in the past. My favorite sentence is: No Moore miss steaks. A completely silly sentence...

Are You Afraid of Religion?
Are people so afraid to talk about religion they are also afraid to read about it in the fictional world?


The Frog, Now Partially Covered in Tzatziki Sauce...
A recent article in the Washington Post, by Michael S. Rosenwald has been the biggest topic of discussion in my house this past week....


The Real Story of Conotoxin in My Novel
In my latest novel, The Sea Sheller's Daugther, Eve "Shelly" Shelbourne is a marine biologist (those in the know recognize she's a...


To the Authors I've Shelved
I made a painful decision. I struck two books off my currently reading list on Goodreads. I weighed the heft of Beth Macy's book, Factory...


NYC Flash Fiction Now History
"Why are you doing NYC Flash Fiction - again?" One of my friends asked me this past weekend. "You always groan about the genre, the time...

The Secret Life of Readers
My family has taken on a service project. We have become volunteers for Operation Paperback. This unique organization has impressed me...


My Very Real Fictional Writing Guilt
I started a new novel. I should be bursting with energy, excitement, plots, characters, discovery. In truth, I am. My new novel, Venom,...


Women in Publishing Still an Uphill Climb
The 2016 VIDA count was recently released by VIDA Women in Literary Arts. It's a semi-formal survey of how much exposure women (and now...


The Hard Literary Goodbye
Writing teachers, editors, and authors are familiar with the expression "killing your darlings." This refers to the hard work of editing...