Category: Blog
Not dead yet…
I just realized it’s been over a month since I posted. Ugh! Since I’ve been busy working on screenplays for the last five months (and life… how does anyone ever get anything accomplished in the middle of doctors’ appointments and…Answering three questions about becoming a writer
Sometimes people email me for school assignments or other types of assignments where they need to learn about how to become an author. I just got one such request and thoughts I would post the three answers I gave an…Update on…everything
I had planned to finish Slayers before I did anything else. The story is so close to being done. Well, at least the rough draft is close. The finished, polished story is far from being done since revisions take months.…A New Release: My Fair Lacey & A Perfect Fit
I grew up watching My Fair Lady. Loved it. Still do. In fact, I can sing along with several of the songs. (My personal tradition is to sing the I’m Getting Married in the Morning song to anyone the night before their wedding.)…So you think you can write–the youtube show
I just realized I have never told you all about the youtube show one of my writers’ groups started. We critique first pages in a game show format. Here’s one in which I mess up, but it’s still my favorite.…There are good people in the world
For the last three days, the world of kidlit has undergone scrutiny over sexual harassment allegations. It’s enough to make anyone despair about the state of humanity in general and the children’s publishing in specific. I feel for the victims and…Advice on Overcoming Writer’s Block/ Why Slayers series is taking so long
I didn’t always believe in writer’s block. Not really. Yes, there were bumpy patches in every book and at times I needed a break. But those were always temporary things. I didn’t really discover what writer’s block was until I…A Perfect Fit is released!
For those of you who’re wondering why the fourth Slayers book isn’t out yet–writing this latest novella was partly to blame. I know, you suddenly feel an intense hatred toward this poor novella, don’t you? But never fear, Slayers 4…Slayers 4 (and other projects) update (sorry I’ve been AWOL)
I haven’t looked at my blog in weeks. This has mostly been because I was in England for 17 days, then had my three out-of-state kids and two grandkids visiting for 3 1/2 weeks, and all last week I had…Leading a directionally challenged life…
I just came home from an awesome week of teaching at WIFYR. I always take my work-out clothes and tennis shoes when I go to writers’ conferences—which proves that I am an optimist and that I don’t learn from past…The best sort of losers
Another Whitney Awards has come and gone and I know you’re all wondering if I managed to retain my title of: Author with the Most Books Nominated Who Has Never Actually Won a Whitney. Yes, yes I have. On the…Why people wonder about authors
As I’ve been getting the book The Girl Who Heard Demons ready for paperback format, I read over a few of the comments the editor made and the comments I made back to her. During a scene where the main character…Stay In The Loop
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