Novel Hybrids

Posted by on Apr 29, 2009 in dish | 0 comments One of the highlights of reading Jincy Willett’s sly, entertaining novel The Writing Class were the gems she dropped carelessly along the way, the blog posts “authored” by the novel’s central character Amy Gallup, who was published too quickly and now endures the ignominy of college extension fiction writing classes to pay the rent and keep her flatulent Bassett hound,...
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Tigger vs. Eeyore

Posted by on Apr 20, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Normal me:Today me:My sisters would find this whole discussion trés interessant, since they are both self-confessed Eeyores, ready with an “Oh, bother!” at many of life’s travails. I, on the other hand, tend to be that annoying optimist who looks for the pony at the bottom of the pile of manure. You know, bouncy trouncy flouncy pouncy fun-fun-fun-fun-fun!!Except for lately....
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#writerfail

Posted by on Apr 16, 2009 in dish | 7 comments As a writer still camped on the canyon rim across from PublishedLand, I’m very lucky to have landed a fabulous agent. A combination of research, timing, and luck managed to part the clouds and let the angels sing for me, and I assume that any writer still looking for an agent would be serious about making the right match. That means researching what they represent, reading their contracted...
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Dreams Never Die

Posted by on Apr 13, 2009 in dish | 1 comment I couldn’t retrace the circuitous route that led me to this gem if you paid me, but trust me, the view is worth it. Susan Boyle, a 47-year-old spinster from West Lothian, Scotland, will convince you that dreams can bloom in the unlikeliest of places. Miss Boyle sang “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent, and there’s nothing I can say that’ll do it...
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Somebody’s Watchin’ Meeeeeee

Posted by on Mar 28, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Okay, this is totally spooky, since Bubbles writes as Elizabeth and her DH’s name is Michael:Oh, and there is that nasty procrastination problem I have…Check out more of Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s cool comics at her blogs:Will Write For Chocolate and InkyGirl
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