Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

I know I’ve said it before, but really, I don’t give a shit.  Music has a way of brushing up alongside of me and finding its way into my bones.  Growing up, I spent weekends on the sidelines, traveling in…

Formulaic.  Certain things just are.  Elton John songs.  He plugs in a formula and knows what makes a hit.  It’s no longer about inspiration and is much more reliant on form.  Just as Barry & Ira in City Slickers knew…

Hippy Hollow is a clothing-optional "beach" in Austin.  Now "clothing-optional" sounds like code for nudist colony, where things flop and jiggle.  Not quite, as I learned.  The landscape wasn’t a beach at all, but basically consisted of rocks along a…

This weekend, in very last minute fashion, The Suitor and I took a road trip to San Antonio.  Once we pulled into a lot and left the confines of our air-conditioning, I declared the obvious: "Damn, it’s hot.""This is why…

Less than one month after Straight Up and Dirty has been released, my publisher has ordered a second printing of the hardcover book!  I’m new to all of this, so I didn’t know it was a big deal.  My agents…

I nearly just posted a letter to a friend, one of those, "I’d never send this" letters where I tell her exactly what I think.  Then I erased it because it’s inappropriate to post, but even more, I realized, why…

The thing is, you can’t fake newly married.  It’s not really a honeymoon unless it immediately follows your nuptials.  I know we make our own rules, and who’s to say?  I say.  I know a couple, due to schedules and…

My publisher asked me if I’d do a podcast for the HarperCollins web site.  I’m in.  I’ve decided to do a Q&A session, but I thought it would be fun to answer some of your questions in the podcast, so…