At Bustle, Charlotte Ahlin says writers are sexy partners and offers 11 reasons to date a writer One example: They are good liarsWriters lie for a living… sort of. You…Continue readingAre Writers Sexy?
I first crossed paths with Joshua Palmatier, who would also go on to write under the name Benjamin Tate, at a con – where else does one make friends who…Continue readingThe LEY of the land
Once upon a time there was a literary phenomenon named Harry Potter. The twenty first century YA and children’s literature has been dominated by this story like no other, with…Continue readingMoving Potterverse
I have coffee, then get up. (Coffee in bed was part of the marriage proposal.) Nothing is done without coffee. Concentrate. it’s the COFFEE. Hubby always gets breakfast. (yes. I…Continue readingDay of the Writer
At LitHub, author Dorthe Nors writes about the conundrum that so many middle-age women face. “I write books about middle-aged, childless women on the brink of disappearing—or you could say—on…Continue readingThe disappearing women
Back when I was nineteen years old and steeped up to my innocent ingenue ears in The Matter of Britain, I wrote a novel about Queen Guenevere. A publisher who…Continue readingWhen I was young and innocent
If you are a writer, yes. In a very real sense what you do when you create a fictional world is neither more nor less than being a god of…Continue readingAre you a god?
It’s YA; aren’t you embarrassed to be caught with that book? First of all… repeat after me: “There is no such thing as ‘YA LITERATURE‘.” There isn’t. Not really. Not…Continue readingDON’T READ THAT!
Did Ashkenazi Jews descend from ancient Turkey? Everett Historical/Shutterstock Yiddish – which consists of Hebrew, German, Slavic elements and is written in Aramaic – has been spoken for centuries, but…Continue readingOy vey! Where Yiddish was born
I’ve been writing all my life, producing my first poem, about a broken alarm clock, when I was five — don’t ask, I have no idea. I’ve been at it…Continue readingWhich one first?