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And the winner is . . .
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…
Continue ReadingMind-Rain book give away!
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…
Continue ReadingBeauty tips for the writer
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…
Continue ReadingIn which I terrorize the office staff of my son’s school
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…
Continue ReadingMy 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…
Continue ReadingWriting Class
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…
Continue ReadingMy 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…
Continue Readingbook giveaways
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…
Continue ReadingLDStorymakers conference–fun, fun, fun without the T-Bird
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…
Continue ReadingStupid things celebrities say
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…
Continue ReadingTaxes–even Robin Hood isn’t spared
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…
Continue ReadingProject Book Babe
Where do I start about Project Book Babe? I would have blogged about this earlier, but for the last few days my computer joined my children’s labor union—meaning it only worked when it wanted to, which was about three minutes…
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