It’s a funny cycle and it goes like this: I write a book. When marketing said book for potential agents, having comparison titles can be …
Inspiration
The Name Game
Based on a game I recently saw making the rounds, come join me while I spell out my name in fictional characters–and then tell you …
Bronx Book Fair 2018
It’s amazing how easy it is to live within a bubble. I live in Bronx, NY, and I have my entire life. I work in …
On Friendship
Friendship is about giggling together about stupid stuff. It’s calling someone and saying, “This person treated me mean,” and having your friend answer with a …
Losing Our Heroes
The idea for this blog started the day that General/Princess Carrie Fisher Leia passed away (and yes, I wrote it that way for a reason), …
Book Review: The Kick-Ass Writer by Chuck Wendig
I know what you’re thinking. A book review? Nah. Get thee to Goodreads! But alas, this review will be there too. That’s not why I’m …
What’s In My Bag?
Every now and then, when the brain machine is not turning out blog ideas, and I’m stuck in one of the inevitable holding patterns that …
The Elusive Nature of Inspiration
“Where do you get your ideas?” is a question I often get when I’m discussing the nature of my latest story, usually with a person …
The Long and Short of It
Inspiration is a strange thing. Sometimes, it comes you to in a word. A phrase. A sentence. Sometimes, you have a dream. Sometimes, it’s a …
Buffy Turns 20: What BtVS and Joss Taught Me About Writing
Twenty years ago today, my then-boyfriend/now-husband Ismael tried to get me to watch the first episode of a new show premiering on= the struggling WB …