There is a literary magazine I love, Five Dials. I devour their issues--each with a different theme, or focused on authors from a certain region of the world, or on a form or style. I tend to grab random friends and read chunks out loud until their eyes glaze over with what I like to think is literary joy ( Read more... )

Which, in a Muslim country, is the weekend. The roads are empty, the malls are full, and in a testament to the power of woo-woo crystal-wearing incense-waving malarkey, I have Law-of-Attraction-ed myself exactly what I was looking for. The Hat is (so far) smart, kind, generous, loving, and totally hot in the very specific ways that I find someone ( Read more... )

And boy has it been one hell of a summer. Thus far ( Read more... )

I’m in Africa for five weeks and enjoying the sunshine! Ironically, it’s getting colder and colder here - the seasons are reversed, and winter is on the way. This year’s rainier than usual, too ( Read more... )

To self-publish or go the traditional route? In the past five years, self-publishing has become a much more viable and less-expensive option; traditional publishing, meanwhile, is more accessible than ever. How to choose ( Read more... )

I finally feel settled in-I have a terrific coffee shop to write in, kathrynrose is an awesome buddy for daily writing dates via email, text and phone, and everywordiwrite and I are also doing check-ins at the end of each day. It’s great having a support network ( Read more... )

everywordiwrite inquires in a comment:

How much time are you devoting a day to writing? Is that still including research? Right now, is writing your main career focus? How varied are the types of things you're writing about? Do you include editing time with writing time, or separately, or are you saving it for later?

Curiosity sparked by personal need to return ( Read more... )

I’m still in St. Petersburg, but today is Drive To Gainesville And Meet notodette Day! I hear she’s actually an internet predator using her “twins” to lure in unsuspecting writers. Remember, my safe word is “publication.”

I got very interested in the flap over The Onion calling Quvenzhane Wallis "a cunt" in an unfortunate tweet. notodette and ( Read more... )

And boy did being back at circus work kick my ass. I love it-I love it-I love it-but if I’m going to keep doing circus and writing, I need to change my behavior patterns to allow room for both. I’m between gigs again, and I’m in a town with a dear writer friend who wants to do writing dates several times a week, so I’m ready to hit the ground ( Read more... )

And for all my dear friends in the Northern Hemisphere, I am absolutely NOT GLOATING about the sunny, breezy days and cool evenings around the fire pit. I’m sure your snowmen, frosty windows, and slushy roads are BEAUTIFUL.

This week I was debating whether or not to buy It Chooses You by Miranda July, and while the eventual answer was “look in a ( Read more... )