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11 Ways not to start your novel
I’m about to read a lot of first pages from hopeful authors. I’ve done countless critiques over the years, and so I both look forward to and dread this job. Opening up the pages of a book is a bit…
Continue ReadingMy First Kiss
My first kiss was a bit usual. As a teenager, I loved drama (the kind on stage, not the kind that happened with a bunch of mean girls whispering at their lockers) and when I was 15 I was in…
Continue ReadingMy Unfair Godmother
Tansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn’t exactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum “Chrissy” Everstar,…
Continue ReadingIn which I attempt to bribe you
Okay blog followers, stick with me while I tell you about yet another cause. (This one involves bribery though, so keep reading.) Leslie is one of my dearest and oldest friends. She is like the perkier, prettier version of me,…
Continue ReadingIn Which Janette Wants to Save a Chateau
You might think this blog has nothing to do with literature, but trust me, you would be oh so wrong. Have you ever imagined walking through Pemberley or Tara, or any of those mansions that heroines frequently find themselves at?…
Continue ReadingWhy writers marry engineers
I’ve met lots of other writers over the years. I’ve found three things that many of us have in common. 1) We’re daydreamers–otherwise known as having ADD. Hey, what’s going on in our imaginations is way more interesting than what’s…
Continue ReadingEditing mistakes–or: Why, yes, my character does have super powers
Before I published my first book, my editor told me there would be mistakes in it. “No matter how hard we try,” she said. “There’s no such thing as a perfect book.” At the time I didn’t realize how right…
Continue ReadingAnd the winners are . . .
Since I had so many comments, I chose two winners. (Random.org helped though. Random is an awesome guy that way.) Tiana Smith Liz You know the drill. Send me your addresses and I’ll try to get your books to the…
Continue Readingblog hop give-away
Inspired Kathy emailed me and asked if I wanted to be part of a blog hop. I said, “Sure,” because a blog hop sounded like a sock hop and I thought it might involve dancing. Besides, who am I to…
Continue ReadingErasing Time–the cover is finally final.
Notice any differences? I didn’t. (Which is why I’m lousy at all of those picture games where you’re supposed to find six differences in what appear to be two identical pictures.) Anyway, I’m very happy with it. It’s an awesome…
Continue ReadingWhich Cover Do You Like Best?
I put Playing the Field, one of my earlier books, up as an ebook last month. I needed a new cover and couldn’t decide whether to use one that would appeal to boys–because the main character is guy, or one…
Continue ReadingCreepiest kids’ toys
Okay, on first glance, cute pink-haired Lalaloopsy doesn’t seem creepy–that is unless you’ve read the book Coraline or seen the movie. Because the evil-scary-bad people have those exact same button eyes. Creepiest thing ever! (Shudders just thinking about it.) Don’t…
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