I just bought a bunch of used books. Makes me feel better about the world, owning new worlds, knowing others have been inside them.

Trivia question for today: Where in the Rent score is there a direct reference to a Beatles song?

Could not be prouder of my very impressive Senator than I am right now.

Anyone here self-publish? How much did it cost?

I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news I'm not watching the news.

He did WHAT now?

List of words I'm going through my MS to eliminate: turn, look, just, something. Any other big ones I need to look out for?

"Happy New Year" I screamed into the Blue Sky, hoping for an answer, expecting none.

Went out for Thanksgiving. Had turkey and stuffing and all that, but the real get was the shrimp and oysters at the raw bar.

There's a way to get untired, right? So your brain doesn't keep forgetting things. Right? RIGHT?

Wicked was amazing!!!

It’s Wicked day for us!

I am declaring that I have heard "I need a pencil" or some variation thereof more than any other sentence in my life. This includes "I love you" from my wife which I probably hear about a dozen times a day.

Agents, I think I know the answer, but I'm going to ask - when a querymanager form says "send 10 pages," is it ok to go a couple over so that they get the complete chapter, or does it mean "wherever the tenth page is, cut it there"?

I was in the middle of writing a funny fantasy novel. It was going well - I had about 15K words. Then the election happened, and I have not felt funny for almost two weeks now. Kind of feel like the funny is gone for a while. Anyone else feeling that way?

Deep in the querying trenches #writing. If you follow me, I'll follow you back.