Monthly Archives: October 2010

NaNo, NaNo

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

November is National Novel Writing Month, and if you signed up to do the NaNoWriMo competition that starts on November 1, I bow to you. You’re in for a wild ride. I’ve done it three times, and each time I … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name?

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

I’m pretty sure that everyone writing fiction has at some time been stumped for a name for a character. It has to feel right for the character, match his or her personality, age, socioeconomic status, historical era. Sometimes I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Ten Reasons Why Cloris Leachman Kicks Betty White’s Butt

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

Betty White is lovely, talented and charming, but for sheer substance, chutzpah and staying power, I’m giving my “Kick-Butt Babe Award” to the brilliance that is Cloris Leachman. Here’s why: In 1962, on one night, she was a guest star … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

Have you ever read any books so captivating that you disappeared inside the world of their characters, that you stole away and read another page and another page every chance you got? And when you got closer to the end, … Continue reading →

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Words You Can Say on Television

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

Come on, people. I thought we’d been through this already. George Carlin said the words, got thrown in jail, and that’s the template the FCC had been using ever since. You could use every pseudonym in the Urban Dictionary and … Continue reading →

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