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Writing the Kissing Scenes . . .
I find writing kissing scenes for YA books tricky. I mean, I love romance and apparently a lot of my teen readers like it too, but some of my readers are quite young and I always want my books to…
Continue ReadingJurassic Park and my new lap top
Do you remember that scene from the first Jurassic Park movie where the founder tells the visiting scientists that he personally holds every newly hatched dinosaur so he can form a bond with them? He wants their first experience with…
Continue ReadingBook signing at Barnes & Noble
Yikes,I can’t believe I haven’t posted this on my blog yet! It may have something to do with throwing three birthday parties for my kids in the last three days. My advice to mothers: Don’t give birth to three of…
Continue ReadingDeep writing thoughts . . .
The Phoenix Microburst conference was great! Really, every time I teach at a writing conference I come away feeling like I’ve learned so much. David Morrell was great speaker. I could listen to him all day. In fact, I could…
Continue ReadingAttention Arizona writers (and potential stalkers)
Hey all,This Saturday, May 5th I’ll be at the Phoenix College writing conference: The 3 C’s of Writing: Creativity, Craft, Commitment. Publishing professionals will present workshops and panels to inspire writers to express the best of their talent. Check-in begins…
Continue ReadingRomping
I’m updating my school visit flyer and I needed some quotes from Booklist, Kirkus, and School Library Journal to prove that my books are really as wonderful as I say. (And oh yes, they are that wonderful!) So I’m flipping…
Continue ReadingTagged again
I’ve been tagged again. As far as the history tag–sorry folks, I refuse to mention my birthday. I try to ignore it as much as possible. We’re not even on speaking terms really. Here are a list of things that…
Continue ReadingI hate The Prestige
No, this blog isn’t about how hard it is to be famous. (Like I’d know–although lately Brad and Angelina don’t look too happy on the cover of the tabloids, so it’s probably true.) This blog is about the movie I…
Continue ReadingWhy you need an agent
I’m often asked by aspiring authors if they need agents. If you want to write for the national market, the answer is yes. And it’s not because an agent–who actually schmoozes with editors–will know where to send your manuscript. It’s…
Continue ReadingThe conference/ Janette confesses
The LDStorymakers conference is always a ton of fun. This is mostly because so many of the LDStorymakers are incurable hams. (As opposed to cured ham, which is something completely different.) In costume, they get up in front of a…
Continue ReadingMy writing trip, part 1
I am long past due writing about my trip to Utah. The end of March I went up to teach a couple of writing classes at the LDStorymakers conference, do a school visit (Brockbank Junior High Rocks!) and in general…
Continue ReadingHappy Birthday, theoretically speaking
I’m celebrating a birthday soon–although of course when you get to my age you don’t actually celebrate them. You dread them, you try to dodge them, you sigh with that same it-can’t-be-here-again-already expression you get when the dentist informs you…
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