Dear John Edwards: Thank you very much for washing out early in the 2008 Presidential election.  Otherwise, I’m afraid I might have wasted a vote on you and that would have made me very cranky.  You see, I firmly believe that our President should be able to count backwards from nine, and clearly you have… Read More Catching Up on My Correspondence

…and the cycle begins again in my search for a literary agent.  For those of you just joining the saga of my trying to get my novel published, here is a quick primer: I wrote a novel. I found an agent interested in representing my book and we signed a contract. The agent (hereafter referred to… Read More Here we go again

For those of you who have been following my blog lately,  you’ve probably noticed that I’m a little obsessed with Merlin, Guinevere and all things Arthurian.  Seen the TV shows, read some books and even watched a few movies.  What I haven’t done (at least until last week) was ever seen the play or movie… Read More Camelot

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! Like most people, at the end of every year I reminisce about the year that was.  This is especially fun at the end of a decade.  It’s amazing to believe where we were a short decade ago.  Just think… on December 31, 1999: Bill Clinton was President of the United… Read More Tonight We’re Going to Party Like it’s 2009

There is never enough time in the day.  I always have 101 projects on my to-do list, but can never quite complete them all.  As the New Year approaches, I’ve committed to finding more time to spread among all the activities I want to participate in.  In order to find more time, I suppose I should try… Read More Finding Time

Since I’m still somewhat despondent since I broke up with/fired my literary agent, I thought I’d make a list of things to cheer me up. 1.  I am not Tiger Woods.  If I had to compare our weeks, I’m pretty sure I’d come out on top.  By far. 2.   I’m also not Amanda Knox.  Again,… Read More 10 Things to Cheer me Up

I finally broke up with him. I swore I would never be one of those girls who stayed with someone just because it was better than being on my own, but for months that’s exactly what I did. I tried to make it work. I confronted him a few months ago about his commitment issues… Read More Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Well, my first attempt at National Novel Writing Month is over and I didn’t make the goal of 50,000 words, but I am still very proud of my accomplishment of 25,009 words.  (Hey – those nine words count.)  30 days, 25K words and 81 pages and this is what I learned: 1.  I am physically… Read More National Novel Writing Month 2009

1.  I have found my dream job. The other night I had a friend over and we celebrated our collective birthdays by watching movies of the 80s.  On the agenda was Dirty Dancing, Say Anything, Footloose, St. Elmo’ Fire, Sixteen Candles and Breakfast Club. Throughout the evening I peppered my friend with behind-the-scene facts from the… Read More Dream job, Twitter and Michael Chabon

In addition to the book I’m supposed to be writing for National Novel Writing Month, I”m also in the middle of reading three separate books.  Why three separate books?  Well, pretty much because none of them are individually keeping my attention.  I am enjoying one a little more than the other two, but honestly I’ll be… Read More Books