Don’t Be Like My Mom. You Can’t Run From Fear; You’ve Got to Snarl at It Instead
carriejonesbooks It all began with my mom freaking out about a feather. My mom has always been afraid of birds. That fear started long before I existed and was made worse…
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Tips on Being A Debut Novelist
I wrote this back on LiveJournal (I feel so old) when my first traditionally published novel debuted. And… Well, I thought I might share it with you all. Tips on…
Epilepsy, Writing, and Choices
One day I was hanging out in the hallway of the middle school with some other mommies, waiting for all the sports practices to be over so we could shuttle…
Losing Brilliance to AIDS
I posted this twelve years ago on WORLD AIDS DAY. It was WORLD AIDS DAY again on Sunday. So I am posting it again. Back when I was in college…
Florida Man and the Queen of Kittens
Stories are about people having emotions. Writers who write from their heads (outlining like crazy, etc,) are often missing out on the emotion because they are analyzing how to show…