by Mary | Jun 28, 2013 | EPITAPH, Writer Tech
With three days left, I won’t make my self-imposed deadline of finishing the first draft of Epitaph by the end of June, but I’m pretty close. Maybe a chapter and a half to go, depending on the decisions I make today. What I’m mulling over this...
by Mary | Jun 21, 2013 | DOC, DOC on HBO, THE SPARROW, The Sparrow movie, THE SPARROW on AMC
Two Hollywood attempts to bring The Sparrow to the big screen have made me feel a certain kinship with Max Brooks. Both of us have written science fiction novels that were optioned for a Brad Pitt movie, so watching what’s happened to Mr. Brooks’ book...
by Mary | Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Reader Sherri Byrand got in touch to ask how I’m doing with the diet and exercise since posting How Shallow Am I? back in March. Well, folks, this afternoon I am wearing jeans I bought five years ago, and my thanks for this go to Paula Roberts. Her Facebook...
by Mary | May 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
If there were any justice in the universe, Karen Joy Fowler would be as rich and famous as people who write tedious pornography or tell stories about boy wizards. Her sales figures do not reach the bazillion mark, but you may know her from The Jane Austen Book Club,...
by Mary | May 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Want to lose a pound overnight? Just sit all day around, crying and not eating, because you’re sure you’re going to have to put your dog down. Worked for me, although the loss is undoubtedly water weight, given all the weeping. Our dachshund Annie is...
by Mary | May 1, 2013 | DOC, EPITAPH
In a world where even Uma Thurman can get dumped by her husband, it’s hard to take some decisions personally, but you still don’t brag about not being wanted anymore. I kept quiet for a couple of years after Random House dropped me, just days before...
