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  • I just had a professional head shot taken after years of asking family members to do it.  A few things that helped: 1. Think of clothes that have "interesting textures...
  • I worked as a technical editor for 35 years.  I encountered a few authors who felt that grammar didn't matter as long as the content was correct, and others who felt th...
  • Thank you, Cate--I love your comment! My writing process has always been to think about what I am writing before I actually put pen to paper. It has worked for me for q...
  • Love this post Sara, thank you!! (And glad I could get away with the white shirt. It's kind of my uniform.)
  • What a great metaphor! May I suggest, that you designing and sewing talents lie elsewhere than in the world of high fashion and uncomfortable shoes? Have you thought ab...
  • ...stantial changes in all my book contracts. Nothing has ever come up forcing me to rely on those details, but I am protected for everything from a t-shirt to a movie. 
  • ...o pay even a token amount.  Look at all those who listen to public radio and watch public television and never donate a dime.  (Buying a DVD or a t-shirt doesn't count as a donation.)
  • I, too, like the organized approach to creation. During the idea generation phase of a writing project (which may last 2-10 years) I carry a folded piece of paper and a...
  • ...guy as unkempt and with his gut hanging over his belt; someone else might see a wiry guy with a cigarette package in the rolled up sleeve of his T-shirt, but with a non-dramatic char...