Author: marylowd

Labels, Nominations, and Things We Don’t Say

Regularly having your fiction nominated for awards is obviously a good thing, and it’s probably basically not cool to say this…

But regularly losing awards is kinda hard.

I used to have the energy to excitedly congratulate everyone who actually won awards I was up for… But after more than a decade of losing multiple awards per year, I kinda just want to hide under a rock and ignore the whole thing.
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The Dad in The Mitchells vs. the Machines

I wish I could have enjoyed The Mitchells vs. the Machines. It spoke directly to me in so many ways, mirroring little pieces of my own life and family.

But by midway through, I could barely stand seeing the dad onscreen. He treated Katie with such utter disregard and disrespect. Continue reading “The Dad in The Mitchells vs. the Machines”

You Have to Write It Before You Can Read It

I need to describe an underwater party, thrown by crab-like aliens, attended by a collie dog & photosynthetic otter. Which is just an amazingly cool thing to need to write… but my brain refuses to focus on it.

Come on brain! Write the fun scene for me! I want to read it! Continue reading “You Have to Write It Before You Can Read It”