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Utah and Arizona announcements–plus more Orlando Bloom
For all of you in Utah and Arizona I have some events coming up. Please come! Because as you know I hate to look bad in front of book store employees. Saturday June 21stBarnes and Noble330 East University Parkway (1300…Fact Checking in the Real World, part 2
When I first decided to write books, I always knew that there would be some story scenes that had roots in incidents from my real life. What I didn’t realize was how many times I would write a scene or…Fact Checking in the Real World, part 1
I just got my galleys (page proofs) back for Just One Wish, which has made me think about all the facts authors have to check when we write novels. For example, in this story the main character, Annika, tells her…The Joy of Revisions
Okay, that’s a misleading title. There is very little joy in revisions, but still, I thought I’d comment on revisions for my used-to-be-A-Fairy-Godmother’s-Guide-to-Saving-Troubled-Teens-and-now-will-be-whatever-the-marketing-department-comes-up-with. The last title they suggested was, “Be Careful What You Wish For” which I quickly vetoed. I…Hawaii Blog
I love Hawaii. I really do. In fact, even though I am day-glow white, I think I might actually be a native Hawaiian. I’m basing this on the fact that I’m always late for everything–which apparently is also known as…Mothers’ Day card/ cleaning fairy
I have a saying which I use frequently with my children. It is: “Hey, the cleaning fairy doesn’t live here. Pick up your stuff.” Sometimes we even have entire conversations along the same lines. Child: I don’t want to do…A New Dawn is out
News flash for all of you Stephenie Meyer fans: You’ll like this book. I was contacted a few months ago and asked if I wanted to write an essay about the Twilight series for a compilation that Teen Libris was…Theme song
When I was in Kansas for the Library conference, the presenters in one of the classes chose theme songs. For example of theTheme song
When I was in Kansas for the library conference, the presenters in one of the classes chose theme songs. One lady chose Happy Trails, another lady chose Life is a Highway (and told us to insert the word “information” before…Fiction writers in the real world
For those of you who are wondering how the mural project went–first let me say that the box had big letters which read, “Easy to put up . . . Anyone can do it!” Yeah, right. This is fiction writing…The problem with writing comedies
While I’m waiting for revision notes on A Fairy Godmother’s Guide to Saving Troubled Teens, I’m trying to chip away at my To-Do list. Namely, I’m putting up the mural in my daughter’s room that I bought for her at…Kansas Trip
First of all, I’m going to refrain from using any Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz comments at all. (Even though I’m a big Wicked fan–well, what did you expect from someone who skips out on their parking tickets?) I’m…Stay In The Loop
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