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National Book Festival 2014
The National Book Festival was today in DC. I attended for the second year in a row. Perhaps it was more apparent this year, as the venue was indoors rather than out on the national mall, but the festival was incredibly well attended. I sat through four packed presentations and spent the rest of my…
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10 Signs Finals are Coming (MFA Style)
10) Your professors actually mention that your class has a syllabus and you do have an exam 9) You realize exams are still something you have to deal with 8 ) Your needing coffee is now a socially acceptable complaint 7) Your needing alcohol is now a socially acceptable complaint 6) Your classes are full…
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Collaboration
Yesterday a play I wrote received a staged reading. Something to know about me is I’m a little bit shy. I write because I love it, but I also find it an easier and more enjoyable form of communication than talking. However, when working with dramatic writing forms, rather than short fiction or novels, there is…
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Thinking Tools
When I write (usually long hand, I type later) I like to have one thing other than a pen and paper. For those long minutes when I actually have to stop and think between pages about what to do next I need a ball of some kind. Usually I have a baseball or a Spaldeen,…
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The Second Holiday Season
“The Holiday Season” usually means December, Hanukkah and Christmas. But, I feel like spring is its own holiday season, with Passover and Easter always falling close together (the same week this year actually). My family also has its majority of birthdays in the spring, so that always adds to the celebratory nature at my house.…
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Women in Fiction
Yesterday was International Women’s Day. March is also Read a Book Month. In honor of both those occasions I’ve compiled a small (and thus incomplete) list of awesome women and girls in fiction. Who did I miss? In no particular order: 1- Hermione Granger – Harry Potter 2- Katniss Everdeen – The Hunger Games 3- Lyra Belacqua…