Tag Archives: heroines

How to be Fat

Posted on August 8, 2013 by

So I’m working through the final stage of edits on the hot-mess hermit book, which as some may recall features a socially awkward, not-entirely-recovered alcoholic recluse with a shame-inducing fetish [linked post includes pseudo-spoilers]. Throughout the process of writing the … Continue reading →

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Why on Earth I Liked Young Adult

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Perhaps a month ago, I watched Young Adult. It’s a 2011 comedy starring Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary, a self-destructive YA fiction ghostwriter (think Sweet Valley High) who at thirty-seven decides, pretty much out of the blue, to go home … Continue reading →

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Cinémawonque Analysis: Rizzo as Heroine

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

So I was self-editing the first book I’m writing for Penguin, and this passage got me thinking: He’d probably make a good father, if he went down that road. Kids today could use more Kelly Robaks in their parental dugouts. … Continue reading →

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