Quote of the Day
As ever: “Fall down seven times. Get up eight.” It’s how you get through the rough stuff.
Holidays With the Hurleys
Our annual Chistmas beachtrip commenced once again this year…. Dad, Mom, and my nephew the Cheetoh-head at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Mmmm cheese. My sister Jackie-o and the Cheetoh-head. Great view of Haystack rock from our hotel in Cannon Beach, OR. My mom, my brother and I pose with our coffees at the Funland gameroom
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On a jet plane… With a hipster toy
I’m writing this post from the Dayton airport on my new iPod touch. Hell no – I didn’t buy it myself.. I can’t even afford to buy beer. Our exec team handed one of these out to all of us at our holiday lunch yesterday. I’ve never gotten a holiday bomis or gift before. It
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Quote of the Day
Someone once asked Jean Cocteau, “Suppose your house were on fire and you could remove only one thing. What would you take?” Cocteau considered, then said, “I would take the fire.”
Cutting Out Love
A lot of my fiction deals with characters who try to stifle or completely eliminate strong emotion. This is a theme I come back to quite a lot, as I tend to hate feeling – and especially exhibiting – strong emotion. Especially strong emotional attachment, like love. As you grow up, you realize that strong
Just In Case I’m Tempted to Mope Around This Holiday, Some Perspective
Number of queries my agent received this year: Approximately 8,000 Partial manuscripts she requested for review: 49 Full manuscripts requested: 18 Number of new clients signed: 5 One of those five was me. I think I’m going to take myself out to dinner tonight and just take some time to appreciate that.
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