Category: Blog
Why writers shouldn’t write warning signs
Ahh, but I really wanted to prance across the plants . . .How you know it’s summer in Phoenix
Your cats shed a lot. Yeah, she looks innocent, but she has ulterior motives for wanting to be petted. Honestly, this cat creates fur clouds every summer.Fact checking in the real world–why authors can’t ever really leave work behind
I’ve been vacationing in Oregon and Utah, both of which have way better weather than Arizona has right now. I didn’t mean to work at all, but the problem (or benefit, depending on how you look at it) is that…Morals and values in YA lit, or Janette should really get more sleep before she opens her mouth
A couple of weeks ago, my friend (and super author) Shannon Hale asked for my opinion on a blog she was doing on morals and values in young adult books. Shannon, like a lot of authors, says she doesn’t think…My Unfair Godmother–weigh in on the cover
As my entripid followers know, one of the books I’ve been working on recently is the sequel to My Fair Godmother. I thought I’d unveil the cover. (Release date: JanuFebuaryish 2011) Cool, huh? It was so considerate of Istock.com to…The Red Carpet launch
In case you missed the big event of the year, I had a fab red carpet launch at Changing Hands. This is the dress I picked up at thrift store when I realized . . . Oh, red carpet means…Red Carpet Book Launch–free stuff!
That sounds like I’m going to throw my book out the window, doesn’t it? (Believe me, there were many days during revisions when I wanted to.) But no, I’m actually having a Red Carpet event at Changing Hands. There will…Just had to post this
And when I can figure out how to post the whole thing here, I will. But right now you’re going to have to copy and paste the link because for some reason the whole thing isn’t linking up. http://www.raisingarizonakids.com/index.php?page=1.library.article_view&ar_id=1236 It…And the description winners are:
I have to say this was a really hard call. You guys wrote a ton of great description: delicious dips in his throat, muscles, cheesecake, sunlight tinging off his teeth, and Pluto the not-a-planet. I could go on, but you…The Whitney Awards
I bet you thought I was going to ask you to write more descriptions of these very stunning women. No, dear blog reader, actually this is a picture of Julie Wright and I at the Whitney Awards. By the way,…Book Give-Away/ The problem with attractive people
I bet you think I’m going to say that the problem with attractive people is that they’re conceited or used to privilege or they see the world differently from regular people. Probably true, but nope, that’s not what this blog…Stay In The Loop
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