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I sent off the first draft
For those of you who are devoted followers of my blog (Hi Mom!) you know that I was supposed to be done with my first draft of my next manuscript by the end of August. It’s still August, right? Well,…What would you call it? The working title
The bow-tied one has asked me on several occasions what I’m calling my new manuscript. (Which still isn’t done–but I have written 54,000 words. Of course of those 54,000 words, approximately 3 will remain standing by the time revisions are…Stupid song lyrics
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.…I always suspected as much
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…Fashion and the author
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…I’m coming to the Tempe Library this Saturday
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…If you’ve ever felt like you couldn’t compete with super models, read this:
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…The good school visits
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,…Guest blogger: the bad school visits
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…I’ve made it! . . . well, sort of . . .
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…New releases
Here are my new babies due out early next year. Neither of them is dedicated to Orlando Bloom or his dog.New releases
Here are my new babies to be released early next year. Neither of them are named OrlandoStay In The Loop
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