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Getting the Words on Paper 29 Jul 2013 | 02:29 pm
I plan to finish the first draft of my current project by the end of summer. There. I said it. That makes it extra official, doesn't it? This project has me super excited. But that first draft? It c...
Time 30 Jun 2013 | 04:35 am
Time is such an issue, isn't it? Writing a novel around family, work, friends, and everything else requires serious commitment. This is true whether we're polishing our best work or pushing through th...
A Dozen Random Tips 21 Jun 2013 | 09:40 am
Hellooo! Let me blow the dust off my blog. It has been a while, bloggy friends. Sometimes life gets in the way, doesn't it? I recently put up a post I yanked down the next day because it felt too sma...
On Conference Notes--a Tip! 7 Jun 2013 | 11:10 am
Reread the notes you've taken at conferences and in writing classes. Really. I need to do this more often. Whenever I do, I'm happily surprised by how much comes back to me. Also, as I grow as a wri...
April Busy-ness 28 Apr 2013 | 11:04 am
What a month! On April 12, I went to the launch party for WHAT SHE WANTS, a new book by my friend Sheila Roberts. Sheila always has fun games and/or giveaways at her readings. This one was held at T...
Picture These: Three Picture Books (and One Dog Story) 1 Apr 2013 | 04:00 am
Helloooo, bloggy friends! It's sunny and spring-y, and I am so ready for it. Seriously. Just last week, it was like, "Washington. Dude. Enough with the gray already." Thistle and Pepper are excited a...
Emerald City Comicon 10 Mar 2013 | 08:01 am
Last weekend, we went to Emerald City Comicon and met new friends. My husband, Jim, liked Gumby... and this group. There were sweet people, villains, and intergalactic types. This guy was kind o...
Great book alert! 25 Feb 2013 | 05:14 am
Have you read DEVINE INTERVENTION by Martha Brockenbrough? Oh, my gosh! What a fun read! DEVINE INTERVENTION (Arthur A. Levine Books, June 2012) Let me share some cool things about Martha before I ...
Book Magic 3 Jan 2013 | 03:13 am
The cover was stained and faded, and the pages were tattered. The book I flipped through at the library book sale was clearly at the end of its life. I almost put it back. But...it was a story about a...
This and That 21 Nov 2012 | 09:07 am
Don't all die of shock since I'm posting two times in one week. It's just that I have some fun things I want to share. Music, please! *My friend Stasia Kehoe has exciting news. She has another book d...
