When her book, The Black Widow Agency, got a questionable Kirkus review that referred to it as a “bitch-a-thon,” author Felicia Donovan got proactive: she spearheaded the Bitch-a-Thon, a way to help women in need. “When a reviewer, especially a reviewer from a major publication critiques a book, it should stay professional,” she wrote. “Attack [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Feminism and the freelancing mother
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Reflections on the first year
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2007 | 14 Comments »
This time last year, I was 12 hours away from becoming a mother to two children. Little did I know that The Ambulance Ride would be just the first in a long line of adventures.
Before I continue, I need to make a name change. I’m going to stick with the Shakespearean theme I started with [...]
A Q&A with Mark Terry
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Back in September, author Mark Terry asked for a little help from his friends. In keeping with my desire to help out fellow writing parents, I in turn asked him for an interview. Here are Mark’s thoughts on (among other things) being a freelancing dad, writing fiction and non-fiction, and dealing with unpredictable income:
Our careers [...]
Little brother blues
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I have about a dozen blog posts written and almost ready to go… now if only I could find the time to edit them, including find links to go with them. These last few weeks, however, have been so busy that the idea of writing the next novel renders me a quivering mass of jelly [...]
