JennyRedbug

Yes, it's here--the Southern California Writers Conference begins tomorrow, up in Newport Beach. So, I'm finishing up my advance r...

Ah...Summer has flown by, and this weekend marks the un-official "end of summer" though school has been back in session for weeks,...

Last Sunday's NYT Book Review section had a fascinating short article on Stieg Larsson and Eva Gabrielsson. She is the author of a new...

Getting ready to set sail for a Spring Cruise and I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo, which turns out to include quite a bit of the o...

Today's words of wisdom from Seth Godin --a smart man who is also a smart businessman! "In and out--That's one of the most imp...

This is a short follow-up post to remind you of your New Year's resolution: write more. Okay, one way is to attend your writer's gro...

Recently, a perfect, and true Christmas story came to me, in the form of a letter, written with honesty and simplicity by my dear friend Jea...

Less than a week until the Southern California Writers Conference in Newport Beach--I'm busy reading advance submissions, and preparing ...

I'm not sure what it is that Pulitzer Prize judges look for in selecting winners, but it doesn't often coincide with popular taste--...

Friday night's "community forum" at Warwick's Books in La Jolla was a surprising and revealing evening. Surprising becaus...

Another holiday that bugs me? Not really...Though I'm not much of a flag-waver. I always think of a comic riff done by Eddie Izzard (the...

Yeah, I know, every day you hear about some new thing you need to read, do, participate in--and you're already overcommitted and tired o...