Good Monday morning, Writer Friends! Most of you probably heard about the devastating wildfires earlier this year that virtually destroyed the town of Bastrop, Texas, not far from where I live. It was a horrible time for so many – … Continue reading →

I’m going to come clean about a part of my writing process that might look… suspicious, if you actually saw me doing it. (And I’ll come clean about why I’m coming clean: I’m about to write a “Day in the … Continue reading →

Happy NaNoWriMo day, or whatever those lovely people call this day. Me? I’m not doing NaNo, as usual. But I have been writing up a storm, also as usual. I have a self-imposed deadline of December 16 for the first … Continue reading →

First off, no. I will NOT give you her phone number. But I’m going to give you something better. Those of you who have known me for a while know that I signed with the supertalented, ninja-agent-of-awesomeness Suzie Townsend in … Continue reading →

I think it might be me, friends. Let me explain. This weekend was the Texas Book Festival, the most wonderful, free, fabulous event ever in Austin. I did it right this year. I sat in on panels with authors I … Continue reading →

Y’all, seriously. It’s free, it’s fabulous, they give away candy and stuff for kids. There are books everywhere. Stacks of them. And people who love them almost as much as you do. You can hear Libba Bray and Sarah Dessen, … Continue reading →

Some of my friends in the Writing World are going through tough times. I hate this for them — writing is hard enough without dealing with rejected manuscripts, agent-loss, and endless rounds of inadequate revision. You may not know it, … Continue reading →

You know, I find that if I just wait around long enough to blog about something, somebody else much smarter, well-connected, and well-respected, will do it for me. Ah, Procrastination. My good, good friend. Anyway, I’ve been wondering for quite … Continue reading →

So, last week was Banned Books week. I kept wanting to blog about it, but I was in the middle of a personal Fahrenheit 451 episode in my own writing life, so I took a break. Of course, the censorship … Continue reading →

Ever have one of those weeks where all the troubles of the world come crashing down on you? And your kids need you, and your house looks like a slob pit, and you haven’t updated your blog in a week, … Continue reading →