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Welcome!
Hi!
My name is Margarita (oh, the jokes I heard in middle school), but you can call me Maggie. I love writing, and I guess I've been writing most of my life. I remember being really little and recording stories into a tape recorder. That's how obsessed I was!
I have an English degree from UCLA, and I've written for a bunch of magazines and websites ( Read more... ) -
The fear of sucking is back
I haven't really worked on my novel in a few weeks. It feels like I haven't worked on it in years. I wrote a few sentences today, but I feel like that doesn't count. I WANT to work on it; I have that desire still, but it won't translate into actual writing. I don't think I have writer's block. I actually do have plenty of ideas, but there's this ( Read more... ) -
I got a new job!
I got a new job writing for a very popular celebrity blog (I can't tell you which one. It's not that I'd have to kill you if I did; it's just that I might be the one getting killed ( Read more... ) -
I am the slowest writer in the world
August 2009 -- I began working on my WIP Tainted Frost (though it didn't have a title yet)
March 2010 -- Finished the first draft; hated it and started rewriting the whole thing from scratch.
August 2011 -- Finished the second draft; began working on third draft.
Present day -- Still working on third draft. It's been over a year now.
The hilarious ( Read more... ) -
This is what it feels like when a dream comes true
I got back from my Alaska trip a week ago, and I have to say, the trip really exceeded my expectations. Maybe it helps that I had rather low expectations, because my anxiety prevents me from ever thinking that something is going to be great. Nevertheless, I had such a magical time that I can't stop thinking about it, and every time I do think about ( Read more... ) -
I'm going to Alaska!!!!
In a month! Yay!!
If you read this blog at all, then you probably know that my current WIP, Tainted Frost, is set in a small town in Alaska. Why? Several reasons...
1) I've always been fascinated by Alaska. It's gorgeous, it's wild, it's scary, it's awesome. It's basically the last frontier after Antarctica, and I've always wanted to explore it.
2) My ( Read more... ) -
No regrets
I wrote a short piece for this online magazine that I love a few months ago. After I submitted it, I felt giddy with confidence. Of course they would love this piece. How could they not? It was magical.
I waited patiently for the response, already envisioning what they would say and how enthusiastically they would praise my piece. I checked my ( Read more... ) -
Please help spread the word!
I've been reading Francesca Lia Block's work since I was 12 years old. No other author has ever been able to capture the light and darkness, the magic and gritty realism of my hometown, Los Angeles, so perfectly. Weetzie Bat and I Was A Teenage Fairy were the first books I ever bought of hers and I still have the original (they're about 15 years ( Read more... )
