She Likes It! She Likes It!
A few weeks ago, I posted this on the blog: The book. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I sat my fanny down in my chair all […]
approaching the finish line
So, I went to contract for the book I am working on right now at the end of July/ beginning of August, and I promptly started writing. My acquisition editor […]
Best of The Writing Life
Here are some of the favorite posts in the last two years regarding writing and the writing life. Q&A shares common questions and answers about Hijas Americanas. Write Like Your Mother […]
Organizing a book
I’ve started work on a new book project that I am hopeful will go to contract in the coming months. I love working on books– getting to spend a greater length of time […]
Write Like Your Mother is Dead
** Me and my mom right around the time I wrote the short story. About ten years ago, I wrote a short story. It’s the short story that served as part […]
My favorite posts from January- March 2008
Here’s a round up of my favorite posts on Hijas in the first three months of this year: January 18th’s I am not one of those people A blog entry […]
One-liners
Before I can sit down to write an essay, poem, short story, fiction chapter, or article, I have to have the words to the first line in my head. It […]
From the Vault
I was just cleaning out the sent items from my e-mail inbox and came across this Q&A sequence from August 2006– just as I had wrapped the first draft of […]
A Week in the Life
When I was a teacher or a college administrator, no one ever really asked what my days were like but I’ve noticed lately that it’s a question I get a […]
