by Mary | Jan 12, 2013 | DOC, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
Now and then, I get email that says, in essence, “Write faster, damn you! I’m gonna die soon!” That message came most recently from Rebecca Chaitin, of blessed memory. Becca was a fan who became a friend. She didn’t share a lot of detail about...
by Mary | Nov 27, 2012 | The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
All last week, I beat my head against the Tombstone manuscript but couldn’t seem to move forward, even though I know what happens next. I had a feeling there was something wrong structurally, but couldn’t seem to think my way through the problem in the...
by Mary | Jul 23, 2012 | What I'm working on now., Writer Tech, WYATT
Wyatt has been absorbing most of my mental energy lately, which is why nobody has heard much from me. I recently sent the first half of the manuscript (290 pages) to a fresh reader, and she alerted me to a serious imbalance in the way the story was developing. It took...
by Mary | Jun 2, 2012 | Current events, Writer Tech
Hello. My name is Mary, and I am a recovering anthropologist. It’s been over 20 years since I worried about tenure, but I suppose I will always be an anthropologist. As Ray Bucko, my dearest Jesuit friend, once told me, “Having a Ph.D. is a permanent condition –...
by Mary | Apr 9, 2012 | Uncategorized, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
Reviewed for the Cleveland Plain Dealer by Mary Doria Russell, April 8, 2012: Novels. Symphonies. Wonder drugs. Scientific breakthroughs. Live performances that bring you to tears. That moment when a bat launches a ball toward the bleachers with a swing so sweet, it...
by Mary | Feb 21, 2012 | DOC on HBO, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
Everybody’s routine goes to hell during the holidays, which is why January is such a relief for people like me. I like a nice comfortable rut. Few things make me happier than looking at the calendar and seeing an entire week of sweet nothing stretching out...
