"I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork." Peter de Vries
Author: Katie Hayoz
From Miss America to Mslexia…
photo: zazzle.comI haven't watched the Miss America pageant for years. Why not? Well, for lots of reasons: there's the raging feminist in me who can barely stomach the thing, there's the insecure girl in me who's terrified of seeing beautiful women in bikinis (complex, anyone?), and of course, there's the fact that I cannot relate… Continue reading From Miss America to Mslexia…
The Next Big Thing
A friend and fellow writer, Daniela Norris, asked me if I wouldn't join in on 'The Next Big Thing' - a sort of worldwide internet poll where bloggers answer the same ten questions about a work in progress. Daniela is awesome. And persuasive. And she's in my critiquing group. So I said yes.Daniela doesn't write… Continue reading The Next Big Thing
Off Subject: Football and Family
from http://www.packers.comI just spent ten days back in the States. Wisconsin in February isn't exactly your vacation hot spot, but I'd booked the ticket while there was still hope of watching a Green Bay Packer Superbowl with my family.Oof. That didn't turn out as intended. Green Bay, you've got another year to get your butts… Continue reading Off Subject: Football and Family
Is What We’re Reading Hurting Women?– Or a Post in Response to a Post about Literary Rape
Today when I opened my Goodreads updates, the latest blog post from Maggie Stiefvater was first on the list. After having read five different novels in the past couple weeks in which the main character was raped, Ms. Stiefvater had to speak out against what she calls "gratuitous rape." These are not rape scenes that… Continue reading Is What We’re Reading Hurting Women?– Or a Post in Response to a Post about Literary Rape
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