I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because there seems to be some disdain, apparently, toward adults who read YA. Now, I’ve never experienced that personally, and really I couldn’t care less what someone thinks about the books I…
The Wrap-Up
1. My littlest turned 3 this week amidst homemade gifts, cards, and lots of love. She’s such a person. I mean, she has been for the past year and a half, she’s been becoming more and more who she is.…
Bittersweet
Done. Just in time. I’ll be back later in the week and I promise to be more verbose. But for now I’ve got a cake to make and some 3 year old birthday plannings to attend to. :-) And I’m…
the remains of the day
My super-secret weekend wip (work-in-progress) for a very soon-to-be three year old. Have a great weekend, everyone!
“Everybody has an Interest in Education.”
I have one bit of book-related news, and then you’ve just got to watch that TED talk below. (I know, I know, but TED talks are amazing. I *love* them. I know it’s hard to tell…but I digress.) So, my…
The Power of Music
So much going on this week. Finally getting a little flow on book two’s outline (WHEW and yay!) and I’m getting ready for a birthday next week—my littlest is turning 3. I’m making her a Waldorf doll and *really* hoping…
Birth of a Book
I’m in the midst of figuring out how to sell ebooks and signed paperbacks from my website, set up a virtual shop, get everything connected and running smoothly, all while trying desperately to not pull *all* my hair out in…
On becoming a bibliophile
This weekend I came across an old book of collected poems that I had given to my favorite teacher in high school—an English teacher I was lucky enough to have class with for three out of the four years I…
People are people
If you can find twenty minutes to watch this, I highly recommend it. Especially if you’re an introvert. Or an extrovert. Or a parent, spouse, friend, sister, brother. Okay, really, if you’re a person you should watch this. It’s a…
How I write
Since I’m diving back in to writing the next book in the series, I thought I’d tell you a little bit about my writing process. First, I write down every idea I have in notebooks, on scraps of paper, napkins,…