Books for Barack!

Man, most of the writers I know are broke. No exaggeration. And yet check this out: Author Ayelet Waldman sent out an email asking authors to donate books for a Barack Obama fund drive and she’s gotten more than a thousand donations. She’s gotten so many...

Respect for the reader

I am not a master of mysteries. With each book, I learn more about plotting, characterization, spinning out the strands that will keep readers involved. But I love mysteries, and I am grateful for the interest and support of the readers who have encouraged and maybe...

First, you get the rust…

As you’ve heard me complain, getting back into the writing discipline is hard, hard, hard. But I’ve been making myself churn out some words every day – knowing that they maybe total trash – following the theory that you let the tape run and...

More than 140,000 responses…

from women of all ages, religions, and ethnicities. Read some of them here. And please do what you can: donate your money, your time, get a friend registered. Wear a button.And vote.