A few weeks ago Ms. Lovett (@lovettromance) urged me and some of the others in our writing group to hop into a Twitter chat (#rwchat, more on that later). She's become very involved, not only in participating but in helping to organize and run these ...
Or rather, an ode to Bridget. BRIDGET JONES helped keep my sanity intact on a very long flight. (Johannesburg to JFK is about 17+ hours.) I had bought it and THE EDGE OF REASON at the airport and I'm so glad I did. Every minute accounting of fat c ...
My writing group has several Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans, so for New Year's we decided to marathon. It was a lot of fun, and I've continued watching. I've tried doing a full rewatch before and never got very far, but I think I'll make it this time. ...
When I was a little girl, I looked for echoes of myself on television. I didn't do this consciously, but looking back I can clearly identify what I was doing. Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers? I liked Gadget. Tail Spin? Rebecca. Rugrats? Lil. Batman ...
Last month I heard that Octavia Butler's XENOGENESIS TRILOGY, aka LILITH'S BROOD, is in development as a TV series. At the time I had yet to read anything by her, and I figured this was a great opportunity to start. So I bought the first book and got ...
(Is my hair straight? Have I got anything in my teeth? Is this thing on? It's on. Crap.) Hello, Pitch Wars crew! All you amazing, lovely people making this contest possible. I'm a little terrified to be here but also ecstatic to try for a slot. A L ...
Last night, on my way to watch the GOP debate (I'm a political junkie), I caught a snippet of Rachel Maddow. She was doing a segment on Jon Stewart and the Daily Show, talking about how culturally significant they've been. She said she believes they ...
