First drafts are crap. They just are. And the crappiness of this first draft is driving me crazy. A part of me feels deep despair at how clunky and awful some of it is and another can’t wait to be…
The Wrap Up
1. I keep thinking about doing this kind of post on a weekly basis, but obviously cannot make up my mind since I’ve only done it a few times in the past year. It’s essentially a run-down of little (or…
Perspective
(We have a winner of the L.J. Smith Giveaway: Amie! Congrats, Amie! Send me your address and I’ll put these books in the mail to you this week. You have LOTS of good reading ahead of you, for sure!) I…
L.J. Smith Giveaway!
Oh, well, I’m not actually giving away L.J. Smith (original author of the Vampire Diaries), but I am giving away three of her books that have been gracing my shelves for a few years. In an effort to make a…
My View These Days
I’m spending most of my time writing, writing, writing. Trying to finish this first draft so the real fun can begin—revisions! (Seriously. I LOVE revising/editing. It’s like MAGIC.) This is all just to say there’s a reason I’m not posting…
(More than Eleven) Questions
I vlogged! Gina, one of my Parenthetical partners over at Parenthetically on YouTube, tagged me in an 11 Questions game. So I’m playing. Except I answered more than eleven questions because Meg and Paul also came up with questions and…
On Readings
I have no doubt that in the future, when I post pictures from a reading, it will be just one or two. But I’m a little excited about this one—it having been my first—and I have way too much to…
Back and At It
Hey! My trip to Vermont was a success (if you’d call children NOT getting car-sick—thank you, Sea-bands—and 20+ people at my book reading a success) (which I TOTALLY would). I’ll have pictures for you later in the week. Promise. I’ve…
Giveaway Winner…aaaaand I’m off!
Before I do anything else, I wanted to say congrats to Sarabeth for winning the Iron Fey series giveaway! Send me your address, Sarabeth, and I’ll mail them out to you this week. I had so much fun holding the…
Randoms
I’m getting all random on you today because that’s just how my brain feels right now. Chaos that I’m trying make order of. I’m writing a new book—which, quite literally, takes all my mental power and focus—AND having to plan…