Onward
I finished the novel revision and sent it to my editor and she is pleased. That’s what we’re going for at this stage–a pleased editor. Now we move on to the line edits stage, the fine tuning. Revolution is almost …
Want me to read you a story?
I’ve got a story in the September issue of PANK, which just went live today. PANK is a fantastic publication I’ve wanted to get into for quite a while. I’m so excited to be part of this issue. You can …
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1. This is what it looks like when you tell your kids they can each choose two books at Powell’s: Never fear. Right after I took the picture I made Kiddo clean up that pile of books and compare his …
Peter Rock’s World
I recently read The Bewildered by Peter Rock. I’d read My Abandonment a month or two earlier, and loved it. My Abandonment was published after The Bewildered, and I now somewhat regret reading them in reverse order, because as I …
Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday, dear MEEEEEE-HEEEEEEEE! Happy birthday to me! Okay, that’s kind of a lie. I was still 38 in that picture, but BARELY. We celebrated on Saturday night. I’m thirty-nine today. Thirty …
Breaking up with Girlie
Girlie turned two on March 31st. She’s a great big self-potty-trained girl who’s been speaking in paragraphs since she was eighteen months old. She has sophisticated opinions about food and music and Dora the Explorer. She also nurses almost constantly. …
Writer, with Kids: Rosemary McLaughlin
Rosemary McLaughlin, Playwright: Paterson Falls; A More Opportune Time; The Chair; Standing in the Shadows; Voices Carry, Motherless Child Age of kids: 7 & 8 As I write this, nose pressed up against the deadline, I just finished wrestling the …
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1. This ridiculous essay made the rounds on Twitter the other day. I was buried in children but promised to share my thoughts later, then didn’t have the energy to make good on that promise once the kids were asleep. …
Writer, with Kids: Lisa Unger
Lisa Unger is the award-winning New York Times and international bestselling author of 11 titles, most recently Heartbroken. Her novels have sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. and have been translated into 26 different languages. But more importantly, …