I promised I'd post the story of how I got my agent.

This story probably starts way back when my other novel, THE ART OF SELLING MY SISTER, was on submission. I had gotten some close calls on that one. I mean thisclose. Frustratingly, heartbreakingly close. More than one editor loved it enough to try to buy it. Except the marketing departments were ( Read more... )

Welcome to check-in day 9. How is everyone doing?

Week 2 started out really well for me. I wasn't working yesterday so I actually produced a word count more than my combined last week's total. Today I'm working 12-hours again so I'm not sure the tradition will continue but I'll try. I loved the scene I wrote yesterday, though I'm sure I'll feel ( Read more... )

1. So I got an email from my dad this morning announcing he's #2 out of roughly 5 million people on ESPN fantasy sports teams. That sounds pretty insane. This is more than a hobby for him, he spends like 2 hours maintaining his teams and he plays all sports (including things like bass fishing). Sounds like a lot of time, but probably less than I ( Read more... )