

Thanks, But I’ll Stay Hooked on Books
If you read last week’s blog, you know I recently discovered Flipboard. And it was on Flipboard that I learned about Hooked; a new and popular spin on the very short story genre (aka flash-fiction). Being a short story writer myself, it piqued my interest, so I decided to find out what all the hoo-ha was about. It turns out that Hooked is a hot app for smartphones and other devices that provides “chat stories.” In other words, stories played out in the format of text messages


A Resource to Flip Out About!
Have you stumbled across Flipboard yet? If you have, I bow to your tech-savvy social media prowess. I’ve been subscribing for a month or two (it’s free), but have only recently been making it my go-to feed for news and information. Turns out, I shouldn’t be so impressed with myself. Researching the so-called ‘news aggregation’ company, it’s been around for over six years, so I guess I’m way behind the curve. But like any small child who has just stumbled on something shiny an


When Bad Stories Happen to Good Writers
I have to admit, I had a bit of a crush on Zadie Smith, even before I’d read any of her work. Let’s face it, she’s impressive. She’s a literary world A-lister. She’s an academically acclaimed novelist who back in the day graduated Cambridge University with a double first (British equivalent of a 4.0 GPA). These days, when she’s not writing best-selling fiction, she’s jet-setting between her homes in New York and London and receiving accolades from the Royal Society of Literat