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A couple of status reports.  First, two more writers have joined the YA Novel Challenge and blogged about their goals.  Take a look at these posts: Emily Jiang Stephanie Lawton Second, I’m still sick. I can’t seem to get rid … Continue reading →

So first, I’ve been playing around a bit with this website. I’ve updated my About page. I had added a Favorites page, but you know, it just didn’t feel right? So instead of listing favorite posts, which may have been … Continue reading →

As you may remember, I’m reading Mario Vargas Llosa’s Letters to a Young Novelist. In it, he has an image of the literary vocation that I think is both brilliant and profoundly disturbing. Here it is: “Your decision to claim … Continue reading →

I’m so sick. I woke up this morning coughing, with an aching throat. I know, you don’t need to tell me. You’re not the first person to point out that I’m pushing myself too hard. But tomorrow is June 1st, … Continue reading →

I’m so tired! I’m home from Wiscon. I woke up at 3:00 this morning for a 6:00 a.m. flight. And of course I had parties to go to last night, so I got only about two hours of sleep. As … Continue reading →

On the way to Wiscon, as I was going through airports, there was a game being played on Twitter. It used the tag #lessinterestingbooks and it involved people suggesting book titles. Like the following: Fatigue in the Afternoon Jude the … Continue reading →

Last night, I was up late again finishing my critiques for the writing workshops. I finished them around 4:00 a.m., then slept a few hours, got ready, and workshopped. It went well. It always does when you have a group … Continue reading →