Author: Katie O'Rourke

Half-way through the day and I have 822 words, which is about half what they recommend. If I could maintain this pace for the whole month, I might actually have...

It’s National Novel Writing Month, known by writing geeks as NaNoWriMo. During the month of November, participants huddle over their keyboard in an attempt to w...

There’s a great website out there for readers looking for recommendations. You rate your favorite books and the computer will make suggestions. You can take qui...

For the past two years, I had my novel posted on authonomy.com, a website for aspiring writers and avid readers. I traded useful critiques with members and sill...

I’m using this post to respond to a reader’s question. I explained what I would miss about New Hampshire; what am I looking forward to in Tucson? This has the p...

When I moved into this apartment two years ago, I unpacked my boxes and was left with one shoe out of a pair. I am not a shoe collector, so I have two pairs of ...

That’s the state motto in New Hampshire. I grew up here but I’m about to move back to Tucson where I spent seven happy years before answering the siren call of ...

I’m about to move so my two best girls came over for a celebratory send-off. Debbie cooked,  which is always a good time. I had planned to take pictures to post...

Speaking of confusing gender-related genre tags, what is the difference between chick lit and women’s fiction? I mean, I think we can all identify the extremes:...