Disclaimer: For those of you who adore Christmas—FOUR CANDYCANES FOR YOU, GLEN COCO, YOU GO GLEN COCO. This one’s more for the Gretchen Wieners of the world. Lately, I’ve developed this fantasy that Hallmark will throw in a horror plot twist. Like the goofy, kid-and-dog-loving guy ends up being a serial killer. Or even… Continue reading The Charlie Browniest Christmas
Why do I turn the channel any time there’s a ventriloquist on America’s Got Talent? Why can’t I go on tunneled boat rides? Why do I duck down behind furniture so the meter reader knocking at my door can’t see me and I won’t have to let him in? BECAUSE CHILDREN’S MOVIES HAVE SCARRED ME… Continue reading 7 Kids Movies that were Actually Scarring
I’m failing hard right now. The book I worked on for literally ten years and have been querying like crazy hasn’t gotten a single manuscript request. The only job I’ve even gotten an interview for so far ended up being a scam and I quit before I even started. My blog readership has steadily declined… Continue reading Dealing with Failure
I read a blog post recently (@readingeverynight.wordpress.com) complaining about books that sacrifice character development for romance. Sometimes authors try to force a relationship where there shouldn’t be one, and in doing so, they disrupt the protagonist’s trajectory of growth. This kind of thing never used to bother me. I’d read any book that had even… Continue reading When YA Romance Derails Character Development
It seems it doesn’t matter where you live—meeting people is hard. So as more and more of my single friends turn to online dating, I’ve decided to give it a go myself, even though it weirds me out. I don’t even mean because of all the crazies on the sites, though there are plenty of… Continue reading Hazards of Online Dating
Kelly Berlin 