What Would St. Valentine Say?!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Oasis for YA, an online community for writers of young adult fiction, has asked writers to post... Read More
May the Force Be With Us
All I can think about today is the VW commercial where the little boy in the Darth Vader outfit runs around trying... Read More
Paying It Forward in the Tweeterverse and Blogosphere
Recently I sat down to make out my ‘wish list’ of agents to query for “Hannah’s Half,” the YA paranormal novel I... Read More
On Expanding One’s Reading Horizons — Or, I’ll Only Read That If You Make Me
I am known for horning my way into book clubs…well, the same book club actually. When I moved to Durango, CO, in... Read More
To Buy (Or Not to Buy) a Book — That’s a Loaded Question
I’ve blogged, tweeted and Facebooked about a great web site called Page99Test.com. Authors (published and not) load page 99 of their book... Read More
Gleeful Journeys
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Texas visiting family. My niece, Haley, received the first season of Glee on... Read More
Gratitude in Gran’s Garden
I’m staying with my sister, Tessa, in Texas for a while. After my mom passed away in 2003, Tessa began creating an... Read More
Yes, Virginia, You CAN Wait for Santa Claus
When I was a kid, waiting for Santa seemed an interminable space where day-to-day life was put on hold. “I can’t wait!... Read More
The Gift of Voice
The best Christmas present I received this year was from a complete stranger: an author who put an excerpt of my book... Read More
On Selflessness and Rejection
This is the “speechless” edition of The Writing Life. 1. The Good SpeechlessI follow the blogs and tweets of several literary agents... Read More