How could she have believed such an artificial life as the theatre was suitable?

A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.

James Blish told me I had the worst case of "said bookism" (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told me to limit the verbs to said, replied, asked, and answered and only when absolutely necessary.

Each email contains an unsubscribe link. We will NEVER sell, rent, loan, or abuse your email address in ANY way. Writing has been so much a part of my life that I'm really quite annoyed that I can't do as much as I used to.

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime

I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage

I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel