Writing Myths--Debunked?

If you missed this on Poets & Writers , read it. Seriously.

Where Do Ideas Come From?

With NaNo prep running rampant everywhere, the forums teeming with excellent plots and characters so alive you hear their pulse, isn't ...

NaNo Spotlight Interview

Today the great Chris Kelworth features me in his NaNo Spotlight series. Come on over and join the conversation!

NaNo update

NaNo begins in 15 days, and I'm beginning to have serious doubts on whether I can reach 50K or not. Last year , my first, was tough eno...

Just broke 25K views!

According to Blogger's counter, Quiet Laughter just got 25,005 views--yay! A triple round of Tequila Gratitude for all you wonderful peo...

To Close Banned Books Week

In case you missed this on Flavorwire: Famous Authors' Funniest Responses To Their Books Being Banned . My favorites? No, no--don't ...

NaNoWriMo 2012

Last year was my first NaNo . Yeah, I won with 54K (or was it 52K? Oh, oops-- 50,582  :D Bit full of myself, aren't I?). As soon as it w...

Romy's Story

The last weekend of September I got a call from CARF . "There's a dog at the dump," the woman said. "We've been feedi...