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Stupid song lyrics

October 15, 2008

In my current work in progress (I’m at 50,000 words but I still have a few scenes to write and then the whole thing to revise. Thankfully, the bow-tied one is being patient.) the main characters are teen pop stars.…

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I always suspected as much

October 8, 2008

I have often asserted that anything would taste good if it was dipped in chocolate first. Really, you could take a pair of old shoelaces, cover them in peanuts and carmel with a dark chocolate coating and instant: Mmmmmmm. I…

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Fashion and the author

September 29, 2008

I admit that I’m a fashion dropout. This is one of the perks of being an author. You can hang out in your pajamas flipping popcorn into your mouth while you work. What could be better? But I do have…

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I’m coming to the Tempe Library this Saturday

September 24, 2008

No this isn’t an announcement of my next run to the library to check out books. I’m doing one of my school visit presentations at the Tempe Public Library at 3:00, Saturday, September 27th. I’d love to see any and…

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If you’ve ever felt like you couldn’t compete with super models, read this:

September 18, 2008

I was all set to post a blog about fashion and the average author (some of you may think that’s an oxymoron) but last night I was at a talk that just blew me away, so I have to blog…

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The good school visits

September 10, 2008

I thought to balance the last story of Alene’s bad school visit, I’d blog about a good one. The problem: I’ve had so many good visits that it’s hard to choose just one. There was Shepherd Junior High in Mesa,…

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Guest blogger: the bad school visits

September 7, 2008

I’m on a list with some other authors and the subject of school visits came up. First off, I want to say that 99% of all the school visits I’ve done have been great. The teachers have been wonderful and…

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I’ve made it! . . . well, sort of . . .

September 1, 2008

Okay, remember how I said in a blog long ago that I would know I’d made it when Mattel created a Barbie doll of one of my characters? Well, I was flipping through my latest Barbie doll catalog and low…

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New releases

August 24, 2008

Here are my new babies due out early next year. Neither of them is dedicated to Orlando Bloom or his dog.

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New releases

Here are my new babies to be released early next year. Neither of them are named Orlando

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How to make an impression on a panel

August 18, 2008

So I just got back from the children’s book panel at Changing Hands. There was a nice crowd, good questions, and fun people on the panel with me. Afterward as I sat chatting with people and signing books I felt…

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Event tonight at Changing Hands

Okay, granted, I know I should have posted this announcement um, sooner than four hours before the event. But if you happen to be in the Tempe, Arizona area and you want to write for kids, here’s a free event…