by SMThornton | Jul 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Most fiction readers are women. From a consumer’s perspective, I can guess that most historical fiction is geared toward women. First clue: Almost all the protagonists are women. Second clue: There is always some sort of romance. I’ve had both men and...
by SMThornton | Jun 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
My apologies to those of you who don’t watch Seinfeld- I might have seen every episode and thrown a party at my house when the last episode aired. Anyway, there’s an episode where George’s co-worker notices him stuffing himself with shrimp cocktail...
by SMThornton | Jun 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Present Participles,I’ve never written hate mail before, but my last post was about attempting something new. So I’m trying my hand at hate mail. I hate you.You are like the mucus in a Mucinex commercial, but even less appealing. And you’ve...
by SMThornton | Jun 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s a dreary, blustery day in Alaska. I’m worried summer might pass us by this year. So what did I do today for the sheer pleasure of brightening my day? I made tiramisu from scratch. I haven’t had any yet- it’s still chilling in the fridge,...
by SMThornton | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
We writers are insane. We pour our blood and tears into our work and then send it out to the world, often experiencing soul-crushing rejections. And yet we persevere and keep going. Only further proving that we’re crazy. Some of us talk to people no one else can...
