September -November 2009 Workshop Schedule
Here is my September – November 2009 workshop schedule. All of these workshops will be offered at the Warehouse PAC in Cornelius, North Carolina. You are welcome to sign up […]
Announcing Beautiful You
At eight years old, my best friend, Jenny, and I conspired to get rid of our fat. This was 1981. We barely watched television. We were entering the second grade. […]
3 good reads
So, I’ve had the satisfying good fortune of three good reads in a row (which reminds me that I need to update my Good Reads account!). I thought I’d share […]
An accident looking for a place to happen: drowning in Hijas books!
When I was little, my dad always referred to me as an accident looking for a place to happen. It was true; I was a bit of a clutz and […]
How did I get my first book contract?
When I went to graduate school for a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing, I had zero aspirations about being published. I’d gone to graduate school for writing because […]
Finding an agent
I’m often asked about finding an agent and, in the interest of full disclosure, I am not agented. So I don’t really know how to find an agent, but it does seem that finding […]
A few general rules for writing
I am asked a lot about how to start a writing career— an amusing question to me as my career began so accidentally. I thought I would write after my retirement […]
Houston, we have a crawler.
Which means 2 things: 1. I now have to take a chaperone with me, the littlest one, when I run to the bathroom. 2. There’s a milestone contest winner! Congrats […]
Reading Habits
I’ve notived an interesting change to my reading habits. For years, I made myself finish a book, even if it didn’t resonate with me. But sometime in the last year, I’ve […]
My priorities
This is how much I love books. Yep, that’s my closet. And one of mine and BF’s (well, a few are his) to be read piles. I don’t have […]
