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We interupt this blog for the following announcement:

June 19, 2009

It’s book signing time again. That means it’s time for me to beg friends, strangers, and potential stalkers to come to the Barnes and Noble at Chandler Fashion Mall so that I look like I have a following. Tomorrow, June…

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And the winner is . . .

June 15, 2009

First off, sorry it’s taken me so long to post this. I was teaching a writing workshop at BYU (the subject of my next blog) and fell into bed every night around midnight. But let me say I was blown…

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Mind-Rain book give away!

June 4, 2009

One of the fun things about being a writer is getting to rub shoulders with other authors. (Another is living vicariously through your characters while they do things like tell off people who remind you of your home owners’ association…

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Beauty tips for the writer

May 28, 2009

I have stumbled upon a sure-fire way for writers to make themselves feel beautiful.(This probably only works for women writers, but hey, the guys don’t have to worry about being beautiful anyway.) Step one: have revisions due on a certain…

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In which I terrorize the office staff of my son’s school

May 22, 2009

I blame it on revisions. When you’re working nonstop for a month on rewriting your novel for the third time, you get testy. I’d told the bow-tied one that I’d have the manuscript to him today, which means that in…

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My real job

May 19, 2009

During Project Book Babe one of the questions that was asked of the panel was: When did you know writing had become your career? Shannon Hale had a great answer. She said, “It isn’t my career. Being a mom is…

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Writing Class

May 12, 2009

Hey, for any of you around the Casa Grande area, I’m going to do a writing class on May 30th. Here’s the vital info: Writing a Young Adult Novel?Get the Foundation Right: Point of View, Plot, and Characterization With Janette…

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My real job

During Project Book Babe one of the questions that was asked of the panel was: When did you know writing had become your career? Shannon Hale had a great answer. She said, “It isn’t my career. Being a mom is…

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book giveaways

May 6, 2009

I’ve meant to do a blog give away of a couple of my friends’ latest books for awhile. What can I say, when I’m doing revisions a lot of things fall through the cracks. This is mostly because I’m sitting…

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LDStorymakers conference–fun, fun, fun without the T-Bird

April 28, 2009

Granted, I know it makes for a boring blog to just go on and on about how much fun a writing conference was–but I can’t help it. I’m a writer and therefore live a boring and solitary life until I…

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Stupid things celebrities say

April 20, 2009

I’ve finally started doing the revisions on Faking It. One of the things the bow-tied one wants is for my celebrity diva, Kari Hale, to say more stupid things. Believe it or not, it’s actually hard to come up with…

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Taxes–even Robin Hood isn’t spared

April 13, 2009

Paying taxes as a writer is a hassle (all those expenses and mileage to keep track of)and also really painful. Taxes don’t get taken out of royalty statements, advances, or school visit payments, so there’s always a big chunk to…