Of course I couldn’t officially attend Tin House’s writing extravaganza this past week—it’s like $1,100. And of course I’ve been plotting for months to go anyway. The thing is, I’ve been to enough of these writing confabs to know they’re a bit like weddings. Everybody’s slightly drunk and blissed-out and wouldn’t know if you’re a cousin of the groom … Continue reading
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Feeding the Plot-Starved
On the heels of consuming several smarty pants books, I’m hungry for plot candy. Now feed me a story with action, imagination, and maybe a little sweet romance, please. Don’t get me wrong. I love good character-driven literary fiction, too. I mean, I just finished a marvelously lyrical memoir by Sonja Livingston called Ghostbread. Beautiful, award-winning … Continue reading
A Catalog of Encounters: MariNaomi’s Graphic Novel
*big sigh* Monday begins. But my head is still back relaxing in my computer-free weekend in Sequim, Washington. In addition to celebrating (belatedly) the birthday of a family member, I caught up on some reading. Right before driving out on Friday night, I pulled from my “almost overdue” pile of library books MariNaomi’s Kiss & … Continue reading
