by Rebecca | Nov 22, 2010 | confessions, music, talking about writing
How many of you writers have found yourself thinking any of the following: I only got an agent/got published/won an award because of luck, or because I wrote the right thing at the right time. So what if I wrote that book, now I have to write another. And it has to be...
by Rebecca | Sep 20, 2010 | nerdiness, revising, talking about writing, writing
Before I started inputting my hard-copy edits Saturday, I decided to make a Wordle of my MS. (Yes, I was procrastinating.) Copying my entire 70K MS to the clipboard and pasting it into the Wordle maker almost killed my computer, which was probably EXTREMELY STUPID to...
by Rebecca | Jul 29, 2010 | talking about writing, writing
I was at the Happiest Place on Earth on Monday, and it occurred to me that Disneyland is sort of live-action fiction. You wander through all of these very detailed, distinctive fictive neighborhoods, waiting in line to get on rides that simulate space or fairytale...
by Rebecca | Jun 24, 2010 | talking about writing
I never do my best writing at my desk. I don’t even do it at the computer. I write best when I’m running. I get my best ideas while running. (Running outside, at least. When I’m running on the treadmill I can’t think anything other than God, I...
by Rebecca | Jun 22, 2010 | authors, book publishing, books, nerdiness, talking about writing
The Westing Game was my favorite books from fifth grade to–well, it’s still a favorite. If you haven’t read it, please go find a copy because it’s an amazing read. I was perusing the [Cooperative Children’s Book Center] CCBC’s site...
