Pat Summitt retires; women and sports

Hi, all– Breaking news from the sports world. Legendary head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols has announced her retirement. Some of you may recall that she was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year. I’m a Pat Summitt fan, and I wish her and the Lady Vols all the best. I bring this up [...]

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TransAmericans

Hi, kids– I just watched a recent segment from MSNBC (via the blog Towleroad) in which Tulane prof/MSNBC commentator Melissa Harris-Perry does a pretty decent roundtable discussion about gender identity and politics in America (being transgender). It’s a 20-minute segment. You can catch it at this link here. It got me thinking about transgender, genderqueer, [...]

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Lost in translation

Hey, kids– Hope everybody’s having a groovy Friday. I’m currently reading a Swedish writer’s mystery. The author is a bestseller in Sweden, and I find that I rather like crime fiction that originates in Norway, Sweden, and Iceland. For those who have read Stieg Larsson, you’ve got a taste there of the different mood and [...]

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Bits n’ parts

Hi, all– I check Writer Unboxed blog a LOT. I mean, a super lot. Because I always find something helpful there. Today, it’s Lydia Sharp, on editing to characterization. She also lists some great things to read for authors who want to improve their fiction, including literary agent Donald Maass’ book(s). His stuff is generally [...]

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Women, Start Your Steampunk!

Hello, darlings– Just a quick blog to exhort you to read some steampunk. Seriously. Try it. I think you’ll like it. For those not in the know, steampunk is a genre of fiction that combines elements of science fiction with Victorian sensibilities and contraptions. As this blogger at steampunk.com says, it’s “a subgenre of science [...]

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Read her: Diana Gabaldon

Hi, folks– R.G. is off examining the bejeweled daggers of a pirate grotto somewhere, so here I am filling in. I read across genres, and across fiction and nonfiction. I tell other writers to do the same thing, because it’ll give you a feel for various styles of writing and what works and what doesn’t. [...]

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Feeling under the weather?

Yeah, well, 29 million of your fellow Americans certainly are. Go catch my blog at The Situation Room for some handy links on the origins of hurricanes and emergency preparedness. Even if you aren’t in the path of Hurricane Irene, it’s always good to have some stuff ready in case of…well, whatever. Rampaging rabid unicorns, [...]

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Hair we are!

Hi, kids. Sometimes I get a little silly and random and blog stuff like…well, like HAIR and reading material. I got a haircut recently (after going far too long without one), and it got me thinking about hair, and about how hair is one of those things that requires maintenance. Some among us have (or [...]

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It’s not easy being e-green…

Hi, kids–Andi here; R.G. has decided to join the French Resistance, after I told her about all the great wine I had. She’ll probably be back next week, but if not, well, we’ll figure stuff out! Okay, so I’m sure quite a few of you who read these posts on Women and Words are ebook [...]

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For the Kindle complaint division, please press 1…

Hi, all! Okay, so I thought I’d do a little chit chat about my Kindle. I’ve already talked about it a bit, and for the most part, I like it as an ereader. I’m one of those who thinks that print books and ebooks can reside in the same household quite comfortably. I am not [...]

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