KATHRYN R. BIEL: AUTHOR

Dear Son, Sometimes I forget where we started. Sometimes I forget how far you've come. Sometimes I forget what a long road it has been. Sometimes I forget how hard it is for you to express your thoughts. Sometimes I forget how hard things must be for you. Sometimes I forget that things are hard because you are still smiling. Sometimes I forget that you are aware of some of your differences. Sometimes I forget that you are oblivious to some of your differences. Sometimes I forget that you are autistic. Sometimes I forget that you are only ten years old. Sometimes I forget that you need time to play and be yourself. Sometimes I forget that you are not doing things on purpose to annoy me. Sometimes I forget that you need time to yourself. Sometimes I forget that you don't understand how to ask for help. Sometimes I forget how frustrating it must be for you to be a square peg. Sometimes I forget that the world doesn't always make sense to you. ...

Today, Biel Blather is being taken over by fellow writer and all-around funny gal, Jayne Denker. She's here to talk about her book, Down on Love , which is on sale this month. (Blog) Tour of Marsden, Day 5 In Which Your Tour Guide Swears a Lot; Or, Continuity’s a Bitch Hey campers. Are you still on the bus? We’re headed for Marsden, NY, the fictional small town in the heart of the Catskills that features in my rom com, Down on Love . If I sound a little subdued today, it’s because I have a raging headache, so if we could all play quietly as we roll along, that’d be great, mkay? What’s bugging me, you ask? I mean, sure, I was mighty perky on the first four days of the tour (see the full list of stops at my blog, http://jaynedenker.com ), but today I have one heck of a hangover. No, not that kind. A continuity hangover. I’ll try to explain; I just need a little pick-me-up first. Are you going to finish that coffee? Okay, see, continuity is like air—you only no...

I should be writing. I guess I am, this blog. That is not what I should be writing. I should be writing my next novel. I'm in the home stretch, the last 25%. I need to buckle down and finish it. But, for the second time this week, I find myself watching movies on TV rather than writing. (Seriously, when people ask me how I find the time to write and I tell them I stopped watching TV, I'm not kidding. I really should turn the TV off right now.) Two days ago, I watched Gone With The Wind. Well, part one anyway. I fell asleep during the intermission. It was 11:30 p.m. and need to get up at 6, so that was probably a good thing. Tonight, I'm watching The Silence of the Lambs. And I've discovered a common theme. And now you're all scratching your heads trying to figure out what that theme can possibly be. I'll give you a hint. It's why I should be writing right now. Books. Gone With The Wind is my favorite book. I remember how disappointed I was when I saw...