A Long Time Coming in the Blink of an Eye
It’s less than two weeks to the release of THE LAST SUPPERS on December 26. That’s 12 days, 12 hours and change. The whole journey... Read More
‘YAY’ is the Word of the Day EVERY DAY
My fabulous agent, JL Stermer, emailed me the photo of the YAY cats after some particularly great book news. The image made... Read More
Savory or Sweet: Spoonbread is Southern Love
In a recent interview, I was asked about the recipe appendix in my upcoming novel, THE LAST SUPPERS. Most of the recipes... Read More
The Best Kind of Cheerleader
Seven years ago, I entered the rough and tumble world of publishing thinking I had a good idea of the frustrations and... Read More
Feeling the Book Love
BURN GIRL officially debuted on September 1, but I’ve been feeling the love since July when friends and family from afar pre-ordered... Read More
The Good, the (Not So) Bad, and the Early
As BURN GIRL’s release date of September 1 draws near, I find myself checking early reviews (NetGalley and GoodReads) a little obsessively.... Read More
(Don’t) Fear the Red Pen
Today, I printed a hardcopy of my manuscript to proof because I always miss things when I work solely on the electronic... Read More
Birthday Wishes Already Granted
My apologies for the long hiatus from the blog! Life and illness and a day job and all sorts of things derailed... Read More
When Five Years Doesn’t Seem So Very Long After All
In the past five years, I’ve written four books. I’ve had some low periods (really low periods) when I thought this day... Read More
Score: Universe 1, Mandy 0
Over the last several months, I struggled with two health issues in addition to, you know, LIFE. All along I had a... Read More