Asa Maria Bradley

Today, someone at work told me about something that had happened to them, and ended with the words “You should write about that.” I also have non-writer friends who suggests titles and character names and plot points. Although I love the support and interest I get from my family, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, and total strangers in the line at the grocery store–I sometimes wish they weren’t quite so enthusiastic. Especially when they are offended when I don’t immediately start writing what they suggest. (Yes, many follow up later asking me how “their” book is coming a long.) With a little longer …

Today when I was farting around on the internet…ehr, doing my research, I stumbled across YA writer Christa Desir’s blog about getting “the call.” It’s such an inspiring story, and even more so because the book she sold is one that she had to write, a true book of her heart. So do you all remember when I blogged about the book that will never be published? The one that I was inspired to write after the survivor testimonial writers’ workshop I attended last April. The one that was too short, too dark, too graphic. The one that I HAD to …

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There are many reasons for why I love Fridays: Friday Free Nook Book, no classes to teach, and catching up on emails and social media. This Friday, after I downloaded Don’t Know Much About Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned to my Nook (free book, squee!), I discovered that no less than eight people had tweeted and emailed me the same link. I’ve blogged about Jim C. Hines funny stuff before. The man makes me laugh often, but today he’s outdone himself. There is so much we can say about …

One of the reasons I love the internet is because it exposes me to artists and writers who inspire and amaze me. Today, someone sent me a link to an amazing video about what the books do in the bookstore after the customers go home. Then I remembered that I’d seen something similar before and after some googling, it turns out that it’s the same guy who made both movies. Artist Sean Ohlenkamp does some amazing creative things with graphics, photography, movies, play-doh. After going through his whole  portfolio, I’m now following his blog just to see what he does …