• The updatery

    August 13, 2015 /

    It looks like Boy of Size may be getting through this latest set back. I hope so. We’re bracing for the beginning of school. He’s looking forward to it, but even though it’s going to be good stress, it will…

  • Conversation with the boy of size

    August 12, 2015 /

    About to go bike riding (driving to where we’re biking): Me: kids, we’re about to go. Use the bathroom. both kids: don’t have to go Me: try anyhow. There might not be a bathroom. Boy of Size: *rolls eyes* If…

  • Book Review: Finding It by Leah Marie Brown

    August 10, 2015 /

    Book received from NetGalley When I first got Finding It , I wasn’t sure what I was expecting. The cover and description said Chicklit in the traditional form, and I thought it would be a fun, light romance. From the…

  • Bits and Pieces

    August 9, 2015 /

    The fam and I met up with Laura Anne Gilman today in Portland. We had a lovely brunch and I got to see some GISHWES pictures. It was terrific. I’m so annoyed with the ongoing Hugos business. I know these…

  • Nine days of pain

    July 31, 2015 /

    I’m out of shape. Way out of shape. I also have gained back a lot of the weight that I previously lost. I refuse to beat myself up about this. The main reason why it’s slipped so much is because…

  • parenting and writing

    July 31, 2015 /

    I need to write. Obviously. Book is pretty much due. I have many more words to go. Went out this a.m. with the folks and the girlie. Get home. Tell the girlie she can watch a 1/2 hour of TV.…

  • Book Review: Needs a Little TLC, Ines Saint

    July 30, 2015 /

    I received the book from NetGalley. Needs a Little TLC is a charming romance. I mean that in the best way. This is a contemporary romance, about Cassie and Sam. They were childhood sweethearts, but had a bitter breakup and…

  • Relearning an old writing lesson

    July 28, 2015 /

    Jake Lake once said that he liked to write a book over a period of no more than 3 months. For that long, he said, he could hold the whole plot in his head and he didn’t lose things. Longer…

  • Mental flush

    July 22, 2015 /

    Someone I know used to tell me that I need to learn to flush the crap out of my head and let it be gone. Don’t let it keep bothering me. This is much harder to do than I like.…