Dragonfly was the first book I ever wrote and tried to sell to agents back in 2009. Back then, it wasn't perfect, my novel-writing...

Happy New Year's Eve, guys! Resolutions? I don't do 'em. Not because I think I'm so great or I don't need to change. ...

You've probably heard what happened mid-last week. But if you didn't... I released my debut YA romantic comedy THE TRUTH ABOUT FA...

I'm about to share some advice I haven't completely internalized myself. There's two-parts , so here's #1: Publishing is th...

JRM and I started watching The Social Network last night. Being the parents of small children, we didn't get to finish (yet), but we m...

So I started watching the Derby with my Dad when I was a kid. My mom'd had a horse when she was young, and she'd always spoken of i...

The post is up! Go here to read it (link). And thanks so much to all of you for your congratulations and well-wishes. I can't tell you...

Tomorrow (Tuesday) I'll be at Miss Snark's First Victim ( link ) telling how I met my literary agent, Kate McKean of Howard Morhaim ...

Once again, Elle Strauss had this amazing video on her blog Friday ( link, in case you missed it ). This time it was Margaret Atwood talki...

Seems I've been apologizing a lot lately. I'm sorry. I really do have a good excuse, though. You might remember my post back in O...

Two wonderful bleeps recently shared with me that they'd been contacted by publishing professionals who'd read synopses or excerpts...

Reaction isn't the right word for what's buzzing in my brain right now, but I wanted an alliterative title... I need Jessica's ...

So KarenG 's a superstar. I picture her doing the Molly Shannon "Superstar!" right about now... And I'm sending her a...

Gotta take a break from the world. Catherine and I are beside ourselves about this (use your back button to return): The new trailer for  Th...

OK, so originally this post was going to be something about the oil spill. I've been thinking about our beaches and growing up in sout...

First, took the girls to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie yesterday, and it was a hoot! I was glad I'd read the first half of the book al...

For some reason I have "Blame Canada" in my head this morning. Also, finished the Dessen novel, and I really liked it. She's...

No it's not. Silence sucks. It also blows. It's a freak of nature. And it especially blows when you're waiting to hear back abou...

It's Friday! To make up for yesterday, I'll give you two of my favorite redneck jokes: #1-You might be a redneck if... You'v...

When I first started writing, a lot of my inspiration for plot and character came from music. I wrote in a previous post about statements pe...