“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King Reading is …
2014
Dragon Slayed! NaNoWriMo completed!
I have never understood why National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, for short, is in November. I don’t know about everyone else, but November almost …
Post-Publication Syndrome
Writing about your successes can sometimes make you feel like a braggart. But anybody who knows that a writer can work for years on that …
Trimming The Fat: Activity in a Sedentary World
I’ve mentioned it before, but because I’m about to cut myself down, I’m going to make a statement. I am a very busy lady. I …
Fall into News and Links!
The puns that start off these link/news collection posts are really starting to get awful. I’ll admit that. Hell, I’ll own that. News, In Case …
“Choosing to Stand Still” Has Been Published!!!
Great news, you guys! My short story, “Choosing to Stand Still” has been accepted for publication and is now live at The Holiday Cafe! http://www.theholidaycafe.com/index.php/story/215-fall2014-choosingtostandstill-manzano! Please …
Post-Reading Round Up
Hello all! On Wednesday, September 24th, I participated in a reading for The NYU Village Writers Group at the Jefferson Market Branch of the New …
Reading of “Tunneling”
Hello all, For those of you who will be in New York on September 24th, The New York Public Library is holding a reading in …
Introducing Jacklyn Madison: Character Bloghop 2014
It’s time for a character-centric blog hop! Here you will get to meet the lead of my YA novel The Order of the Key. But first, a …
Kill the Superstition, Save the Writer
Hi everyone! Today I’m guest posting over at YA Fantasy Writer Scarlett Van Dijk’s blog! “I can’t write unless I have a cigarette, am …