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Exceptionally Wise Drug of Choice

Tricia Lott Williford September 24, 2012 2 Comments

“But what I like doing best is writing. Period. Sitting here before the computer and transferring onto the screen the [...]

Marketing from the Swings

Tricia Lott Williford September 15, 2012 2 Comments

“Mommy, can you push me on the swings?” “Sure, buddy. Let me finish writing this story, and then I’m all [...]

Questions, Answers, and Coffee

Tricia Lott Williford September 10, 2012 3 Comments

University of Denver Writers Workshop Readers Circle: An Interview with Tricia Lott Williford DU: Tricia, tell us how you manage [...]

Art Isn’t Anecdote

Tricia Lott Williford September 2, 2012 No Comments

As we each volunteered our skeletal plans for our final project in the Writer’s Workshop this summer, Gwen announced a [...]

Not Yet Rated

Tricia Lott Williford August 21, 2012 2 Comments

Roofer: So, what kind of work do you do? Me: I am an author. Roofer: Oh, you are? Do you [...]

Thanks and Please

Tricia Lott Williford August 13, 2012 3 Comments

“Dear God, Thank you that Mommy is an author. Please help her to be a good one and not get [...]

Twitchy, Raw

Tricia Lott Williford July 15, 2012 10 Comments

There’s a twitchy, raw emotional thing that happens in me when I need to write. I can’t get comfortable in [...]

Elevation 6035

Tricia Lott Williford July 12, 2012 4 Comments

I took a weekend road trip to Colorado Springs while the smoke hung thick in the air. As we drove, [...]

Turning Points

Tricia Lott Williford July 9, 2012 13 Comments

“Boys, I have a phone call with a publisher. Do you remember what publishers do?” “Yes, they make books.” “Right. [...]

BBQ ribs and Poetry

Tricia Lott Williford July 3, 2012 2 Comments

Robb used to say he couldn’t enjoy barbecued ribs because they were “too much work for not enough meat.” I [...]

The Help, Kathryn Stockett

Tricia Lott Williford June 25, 2012 9 Comments

Write a brief essay about a piece of literature that changed your life. I like to think I read Kathryn [...]

First Draft Hike

Tricia Lott Williford June 21, 2012 3 Comments

“When you completed, your first draft, what did you do first?” I clicked Save. And then I got out of [...]

Lost in Translation

Tricia Lott Williford June 20, 2012 4 Comments

Publishing is a kind of psychology. Publishers, editors and agents think on a realm that far exceeds word count, pages, [...]

I Hope You Can Meet Her

Tricia Lott Williford June 19, 2012 8 Comments

“I’d like for you to introduce yourself in third person,” her writing professor told the class. “Tell your story the [...]

Writer’s Workshop

Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2012 5 Comments

“For our first exercise, I’d like for you to introduce yourself in third person,” he says. He is Joe, the [...]

Wide, Gracious Margin

Tricia Lott Williford June 13, 2012 4 Comments

Have you ever read a book so good that it transports you to a different place? Science fiction will do [...]

First Draft: Complete!

Tricia Lott Williford June 7, 2012 8 Comments

242 pages. 56,000 words. Totally raw, no revisions. First draft: Complete. I need a glass of water. 🙂

Indeed I am.

Tricia Lott Williford June 4, 2012 3 Comments

“Do the boys have a plan for this summer?” Many people have asked me this. The answer is yes, and [...]

Tomorrow, Tomorrow.

Tricia Lott Williford June 3, 2012 3 Comments

Tomorrow, the boys begin Summer Fun Club. This is their full time plan for the summer. And this means I [...]

Today, Life Splashed Me with a Pool Noodle

Tricia Lott Williford June 1, 2012 20 Comments

Sitting poolside. Sunscreen lathered. Freckles imminent. Check my email. Good ol’ iPhone, my dear friend. Dangerously part of my identity. [...]

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