I hate these favorites questions. I don’t play favorites. But I know, as someone who now writes YA, I’m going to run across this question again. So, I’m giving it a try. But it’s not definitive. From the time I could read, which is before I remember
READ MORE →Technology: is it making your writing easier or standing in the way of your creative side? By Rebecca Cantrell A few years ago I got an iphone. My friends without smart phones mock me for my addiction. I use the calendar, check my email, find out where
READ MORE →My favorite superhero? The Tick. Hands down. For those of you who aren’t familiar with him, The Tick was a cartoon that ran on Saturday mornings on Fox in the 90s. Even though I was a grownup by then (I owned my own car, house, and cat),
READ MORE →What is your writing beverage of choice? My beverage of choice: Iced Soy Chai. My favorite chais are Tazo and Stash, plus whatever they use for the vanilla chai up at the Aloha Theater in Kainaliu. Sadly, they’re not open all morning or I’d be up there
READ MORE →“Tell us how you feel about genre vs. literary,” says a reassuring voice with a light Viennese accent. The lights are dim. The Persian rug on the floor is red with an elaborate pattern of what look like flowers. The chaise is oxblood leather. The patient shifts
READ MORE →What’s your favorite scene your editor asked you to cut? OK, who of us has NOT been looking forward this question? We finally get to pull out that stuff we always wanted to show. I tend to write in a skeletal form and add layers, so my
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