Monday, January 31, 2011

Why endless snow is good for writers

Because...there's nothing else to do but write. So I am tackling Draft No. 3 of the new book, "Cleans Up Nicely." It's a sequel to "Gringa in a Strange Land," moving from the Mexico of the early 70's to dirty, dangerous and wildly creative New York. Our heroine lands on the isle of Manhattan with one contact, a suitcase and 800 bucks. Oh and also a blossoming problem with booze. All kindsa characters in this one: believe me, I had to leave out most of them.
So February 2011 will be My Time to nail this one. Between trying to get the snowblower to start and pulling the Big White Dog out of snowdrifts.

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About my latest book, a novel, "Gringa in a Strange Land." Set in Mexico in the early '70's, a(n American) female on-the-road adventure, a coming of age tale, but also a kind of love letter to southern Mexico, especially the Yucatan, during the tempestuous counterculture and - many of us thought - the edge of a new era throwing off repression, war and dictatorship (man, were we wrong.)