Writing
A Day in the Life
I was asked what my “typical writing day” is like. Every day is writing day! So this is: a day of me. On a typical weekday, I wake up between 8:27 and 8:34. Ish. I don’t use an alarm, so Read more…
Writing
Celeste and Bobby Fisher
When I wrote my first “novel” in elementary school, I created this character, Celeste. She was a snarky robot from the future with little regard for human life. She was the one facet of that work that survived its re-writing Read more…
Blathering
Romance isn’t Romantic
(It’s my birthday, so I’m giving myself the day off of blogging, instead I’m copying this post from my LJ back in 2014. I recently re-read it and quite liked it.) My friend Isabel Yap posted this very beautiful essay Read more…
Writing
What the middle class doesn’t know
Nyla requested this one, a post on mistakes middle class writers make when writing about working class people. And oh wow. If you’ll listen to me I will talk your ear off. Though first, obviously: I can only write from Read more…
Announcement
ConCoction
I’m so pumped to be a part of the programming at Cleveland ConCoction, March 1-3 in Aurora, Ohio! I first participated two ConCoctions ago when my friend Steve found himself all alone on the “Rule 34” panel and asked if Read more…
Writing
Editing Poems, Stories, and Novels: What’s Different?
Another “Total Request Marie” topic! How is it different revising a poem verses a novel verses a short story. The short answer is, a poem is like a painting, a short story is like an invisible vase, and a novel Read more…
Writing
Misogyny: You’re Soaking In It
I have always considered myself a feminist, since I first learned the term as a child. (Though, like many people, for years I naively insisted I was “an egalitarian” because of course I was pro equality, not pro-female. I grew Read more…