I have always been a huge Aziz Ansari fan. Tom, his character, was one of my favorite character in Parks and Recreation, and his stand-up is the best I have ever seen (if you don't believe me, see his bit on ghosts). Right now I am in the middle of season two of Master of…
Okay, you have probably read a billion posts about how you shouldn't stare at a blank screen when you are stuck and how you should go out and do things. But what if you are stuck on what to do to get you unstuck? The solution: shove your muse in a jar! No, I am not…
I am going to keep it real with you; I have been struggling with my novel. My characters have been silent, and I have felt tangled in the plot. I have been staring at the blank screen, grasping my hair in my hands, and yelling my muse's name (which is Frank) a la Marlo Brando…
We discuss the ins and outs of money and publishing!
I have an embarrassing nerd confession: whenever summer rolled around, I started to feel breathless excitement. Was it over the prospect of swimming in the pool for hours? Nope. Did I mark down the days to our family vacation? Not really. Did I eagerly listen for the sound of "Pop Goes the Weasel" from the…
We discuss the difference between ghostwriting and developmental editing.
Dear You (yes, YOU!),I know you may be staring at a screen or looking down at a notebook, unable to write. You probably have a million thoughts swirling through your head. I am not good enough to do this. I can't show this to anyone; it is terrible. I haven't planned enough to get started. Who…
Like many of my stories, this one begins with a pop culture joke.My husband and I climbed into an Uber after seeing the New York City Ballet at the Kennedy Center. We joked with the driver that we were afraid he wouldn't find us because the GPS had us located in the water. I said,…
When my best friend and her fiance went to see Wonder Woman, I was really excited to hear their thoughts. In particular, her fiance loves to write little reviews on Facebook. When I scrolled over to his review, he criticized the film. His biggest beef was that there was too much talking and not enough…