The Kind of Mail I Get
I’ve come to the conclusion that high school age boys make up the majority of my fan base. I’m not sure how these young men (none of whom I actually know personally, Officer) got hold of my book, or why they were even interested in reading it in the first place. I had written this [...]
Newsflash
I’m very pleased to announce that on January 3, 2011, I will be stepping into the formidable, size-12 shoes of Jim Horne and Patrick Merrell, who have done an excellent job of discussing the New York Times Crossword puzzle for the past few years on the Wordplay blog. This is a new adventure for me, [...]
Why Jane Gassner Rocks My Socks Off
New and very funny interview with Jane Gassner of Mid-Life Bloggers, over yonder. Jane is a stitch and I had a lot of fun with her on this one. She made it easy, which was a blessing for someone who is not completely comfortable with the interview process yet, much like this one I did [...]
The Year of the Dog: My Guest Turn on Motherhood Later
I was thrilled to be asked to contribute a piece on parenting to the wonderful Motherhood Later blog. Thanks to Robin Gorman Newman, the goddess behind the blog, and also to Amy Reynaldo, for being my guru of the interwebs.
NEW Bloggy-Contest-Giveaway-Goodness!
The righteous Aimee of Ain’t Yo Mama’s Blog is spreading the chocolatey, “PMS” love amongst her devotees by giving away TWO copies of my book to anyone within the U. S. or Canada (abject apologies to my overseas readers; I’ve heard you and I love you lots, but it’s ‘spensive to keep mailing books across [...]
Yup. Now We're On Facebook.
“It’s Not PMS, It’s You” (Sterling, 2010) now has its very own fan page on Facebook! Come for the chocolate bar, but stay for the lively discussions about toilet seat etiquette. And that whole thing about holding the remote. And what’s up with the constant self-touching, anyway??? Your favorite relationship topic not covered there? Feel [...]
The Gratitude Post
Marcel Proust once said, “Let us be grateful for those who give us happiness; they are the charming gardeners who make our soul bloom.” I’m going to try to avoid making this sound like a Bat Mitzvah speech (“Today… as I approach authorhood… I would like to thank everyone who has helped me along the [...]
Log Rolling In Our Time, Plus One or Two Plugs
Because he’s such a great guy, my friend and Onion compatriot, Brendan Emmett Quigley, was kind enough to say some really nice things about my book in his totally awesome blog, “Can I Have A Word With You?” And it was amazingly simple to get him to do it. All I had to do was [...]
Zombies, Whoredom, and the American Way
In 2009, Quirk Classics Books – a really fun bunch of people, let me tell you – published the first of their classic lit/pop culture mash-ups called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a romp through Regency England on Jane Austen’s back by Seth Grahame-Smith. The intention, according to an interview with Quirk Editorial Director Jason [...]
Stay Tuned To Win Valuable Prizes (No, Really)
By now, everyone has heard of the Jane Austen/rotting flesh mash-up called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Quirk Classics). What you might not know is that a prequel called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls is about to be released, and I will be writing a Very Special Post on March 3 [...]
How To Be A Professional Writer, Pt. III: Integrity Is Everything
OK, so now we have a book that someone, thank goodness, believes is worthy of being published. My editor, Joelle, is still talking to me, albeit solely by e-mail, and I am still happy with the content at this point, although I will admit to being a bit jealous of it. The art design was [...]
How To Be A Professional Writer, Pt. II: Pick An Editor With A Sense Of Humor
In my last post I wrote about what it was like to sit down and write a book that was not only supposed to make people laugh but also was supposed to deftly and professionally hide the fact that I had absolutely no book-writing experience whatsoever. I apologize if I scared any of you away [...]
Now, With Even More Bloviation
The lovely ladies, Elaine and Sarah, of the totally rad “Miss In Your Business” advice blog have allowed me to guest-pontificate once again. Feel free to agree or disagree with me, but please go read it and let me know you’ve been there by leaving a comment.
Shameless Self-Promotion Time
<Temporarily suspend silliness> <Begin shameless self-promotion> I happened to be lucky enough recently to help judge a fairly new crossword puzzle tournament called Lollapuzzoola, hosted by the blogging duo, Ryan Hecht and Brian Cimmet, better known to the crossword world as “Ryan and Brian Do Crosswords” (slogan: “Come on brains, be more smarter!”, which I STILL [...]
And in other news…
… I guest blogged on “Miss In Your Business” so our dear friend Elaine could mop her brow. Read it here.
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