Susan Adrian

At Barnes & Noble in Phoenix, Arizona: Thanks, Danne! You're entered to win the cool grand prize. What does it look like on your she...

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday dear Suuuuuu-san..... Oh, right, you want to hear about the CONTEST . Today, othe...

The party went really well on Saturday--big relieved sigh from Mommy here. Not as many kids came as I expected, but it worked out perfectly,...

Five years ago today my daughter was born. At the time I knew nothing about babies but what I'd learned in our hour-long parenting class...

Writing is going well. I'm having that feeling again where I'm thinking about the book often; I can't wait to get to it and find...

Well, hello out there. Had a full and satisfying weekend and am now back at work, if not fully awake. Senator Tester is on campus today, so ...

I got my copy of Robert McKee's STORY through interlibrary loan today (one of the benefits of working on a university campus). I only r...

Hey! Right after I posted I saw Diana had tagged me. So 5 little-known facts about myself, eh? I don't know how "unknown" thes...

I've simply had no time to blog the past couple of days--Tuesday I went on a ski trip with Child's preschool, and when I got back I ...

Bookseller Chick has a top-notch rant today about chick lit, urban fantasy, "women's fiction" and our own right to read whatev...

There are some big changes going on...in my head. {s} On Friday I took a hard look at what I'm doing--what my writing goals are, what I...

Laziness this morning. Here's the meme where you search for your name and "needs" in Google and list the results. Mine were so...

I watched STARMAN on TV last night, and was reminded again what a good story it is. (Yes, Jeff Bridges does some really strange acting in it...

Diana Peterfreund has a wonderful post today about pacing, holding onto readers, looking at the story as a whole...well, you read it . I fee...

Today is the birthday of two of my favorite people, writers both--Happy Birthday, Linda and Daryl! Actually, a very high percentage of my fa...

I'm here, I'm just distracted! We got back in very late Saturday night/Sunday morning, and spent the weekend lazing around, playing,...

Hola! I may be very sparse this week as I am actually in Sacramento with Child. I'm typing on Dad's computer just now while Child is...

I got my assignment done yesterday, because I rock. {buffing fingernails} Back to regularly scheduled work. On Sunday we're heading out ...

I got thrown another get-it-done-in-one-day project, so I'm busy accomplishing that. But I know you all must have your: Medieval Word of...

Just to clarify, yesterday's post was primarily a joke. I do get burnt out on research periodically; it's part of the process. But I...