05 Dec The Day I Got THE CALL
So I know every author has that story about when they got THE CALL. Which is usually when an agent calls to offer to represent them, right? Or when their...
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30 Nov Giving Hope through bee-yoo-tiful covers
So I once got this query for this book that sounded amazing. And I requested maybe the first 75 or 100 pages. Which was kind of a lot for me...
23 Nov I’m a Sucker for Thanksgiving
So in a complete about face from my Bah Humbug let's not wish anyone a happy holidays post last week, I'm going to admit the truth here: Thanksgiving is really...
19 Nov Urgent Weekend Update: SHIBUMI!!
SHIBUMI! I think this is it! I think this is the word I've been waiting for. No, not the word. The signature phrase. I mean, it all began when I got icked out...
18 Nov Reason #458 Why I could Never Be A Writer
So reason number 1 is that I hate writing. I mean, I love to read, but I hate to write. But there are about a gazillion other reasons why I couldn't be...
17 Nov Happy Holidays! I said it first, I win!!!
So I've already started saying it. In emails, of course. But that's practically the same thing, since who gets together in person anymore. and the phone?? What's that? My kids will...
14 Nov NaNo NaNo
It happens every year, but I forget. Sure enough, this year I tweeted about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for those of you living under a rock (or living without...
11 Nov Holy Krakatoa Beautiful Cover!
I'm working on my next blog trick, inserting a picture. I thought I would start with this: [caption id="attachment_38" align="aligncenter" width="198" caption="Look at me in all my purple, flowy-blond-hair-tossing glory! Don't...
09 Nov Yeehaw!! No wait, Wheeeee!
So we've established that there's no way I'm going to squee. I told my husband that and he said what's a squee? I said exactly. But what to do with all...
08 Nov Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe…
How do you choose between your children? Well, according to my husband, you let them compete for your love in ever increasingly more difficult challenges (age appropriate of course (of course))...