Writers sometimes need to get together with other writers to swap stories of the hardships of a writing life, and occasionally to celebrate a piece of good news about the latest WIP (work-in-progress.) This week, I got together with two compadres who I met several years ago at the Algonkian writers’ workshop in St. Augustine, Florida.
Since then, I have mentioned members of this 8-strong group (we call ourselves the Gonks) in posts on this blog. Several of them have contributed guest posts on how to get published (Greg), how to query agents (Mandi) and how to write a screenplay that will get optioned (Doug.) Continue reading “Why We Talked About Quitting At A Writers Reunion”
If I had a daughter, I’d make her read the first chapter of Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered over and over again till she had it memorized. For the rest of us (women), it’s worth reading to remind ourselves not to shy away from telling a guy (whether he’s a stranger, or someone you already know) to “back the fuck off” when your gut is telling you something isn’t right. 
I’ve been binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy for the last couple of weeks. Apparently, I’m one of 2.4 million new viewers a year who are tuning into re-runs of this show now streaming on Netflix. 