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In one minute: Why you should keep a journal
I love this freeze frame. It looks like my expression after my husband tells me that the dog has a stomach ailment–but no, I’m actually talking about why you should keep a journal.
Continue ReadingThe worst pick up lyrics Award 2012
Last year I created the Enrique Iglesia Memorial Worst Pickup Lyrics in a Song Award. The award bears Enrique’s name due to his touching and romantic song: I Want To–insert the crassest term you can think of here–You Tonight. I’m not…
Continue ReadingComicon, where else can you chat with the Grim Reaper
Friday and Saturday I did panels at the Phoenix Comicon. I’ve got to say, it was a memorable experience. Here I am chatting with the Grim Reaper. Turns out that Grim is a fan. Who knew, right? I guess even…
Continue ReadingWhy I hate graduation decorations
Okay, here’s the horrible thing about parenting. You put in 18 years of work, love, and care into your children–nurturing them from the time they were nothing but a lump of cells, and then when your children graduate from high…
Continue ReadingIn Which I lose again
It’s that special time of year–the time when I lose the Whitney Award to someone else. (This year, to Rob Wells for his book Variant.) As is the tradition (that I started, by the way. I am an experienced loser.) the losers gather…
Continue ReadingDeep thoughts while I wait for Friday
Inspired Kathy just emailed me to remind me that I signed up for a blog-hop giveaway on Friday. At first I was a little reluctant to do a blog hop, as hopping sounds dangerously close to exercising, and I do…
Continue ReadingBook Signings
My first book signing happened a few months after I’d given birth to 13 pounds of twins. So beforehand, I went shopping to find a magical dress that would hide the fact that I still looked like I was carrying…
Continue ReadingTruth in advertising, why writers are needed
This morning when I got the strawberries out of the fridge, I noticed that the package said they were “limited edition”. I hate to disagree with packaging, but how can strawberries be limited editions? Does this mean I should…
Continue ReadingSo you’ve written your book–now what?
One of my most common emails (that I get, not that I send–just clarifying) is from people who have completed their novel and they want to know what to do next. My first response is: rewrite it. I don’t tell…
Continue ReadingWhat I’m doing now
You’d think that after writing twenty plus novels it wouldn’t be hard anymore. Maybe it wouldn’t be if I kept writing the same novel over and over again. (Hey it worked for Barbara Cartland . . .) But unfortunately I…
Continue ReadingThe bribery continues
First off, let me say that I really thought I was through bribing blog readers to do random things. I mean, I never intended this blog to be like those What-would-you-do-for-a-Klondike-bar commercials. Although it isn’t readily apparent, I have more…
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