Category Archives: Personal

This is about to be a very personal post. But some things are so important they have to be discussed. If you’ve been reading here for any length of time you know that my son, codename: Mister, is autistic. He developed normally until about three then just…stopped. A few months before he started school his … Continue reading

I know, I know, we’re all getting tired of it. But this entry is as much about preserving my thoughts (and some links) as anything else. First, after Maggie Stiefvater made waves by claiming that real reviews are little academic papers the co-Head-and-Chief of MonsterLibrarian (who is a real, academic librarian with a degree working … Continue reading

I know I owe you all blogs, and I have the ideas to write them. But what I haven’t had is the drive. But let’s start at the beginning. I spent my holidays working at a kennel/doggie day care. It was a fantastic job. I loved it, and the people I worked with too. You … Continue reading

More than hundreds of rejections, more than the number of Twilight ripoffs getting published and going best seller more than anything else that I can think of bullshit like this makes me want to stop publishing. It’s not the bad review. It’s not the angry comment from the author who should have kept her mouth … Continue reading

This is a question I’ve been asking myself since Yule. I still can’t answer it. I’ve been troubled a lot this week by looking back and realizing this time last year I had a good job I liked, was hunting for assistance to go back to school, had quite a few stories published, fewer bills, … Continue reading