February 2007

I’m sitting here listening to hail beat down on the roof. It’ll be quiet for a half hour then the wind will pick up and more hail. Every time it hails I have to open the front door and watch. It’s just an impulse. The repetitious pinging begins and I want to see the

You’ve probably already seen this but, Publishers are going Techie. “The Browse Inside widget is the most recent marketing tool we have developed using the capabilities of our digital warehouse to market our titles to the MySpace generation online,” said Brian Murray

So did ya catch the Academy Awards? I admit to have skipped a few years, but I watched the Golden Globes this year and I wanted to see who would win an Academy Award too. When I was little, I remember these ceremonies being the thing for me. I loved movies. I used to make it a point t

I just turned in revisions for my latest YA partial to my agent. whew. Hopefully this revision is good to go! But I’m prepared for more tweaking if I have to. I’ve been doing my best to get this baby in shape because I have lot of stuff on my plate with the release of GG,

It always amazes me how I am able to build on a story idea. I usually start out the story with a picture in my head, a scene with an action taking place. Then I start typing on a blank document what I see in the mental picture. I’m never clear on the character. Character buildin

I hope those of you who had a three day weekend, had a nice one. I’m on the final rounds of my new YA partial before we send it out. My agent gave me good suggestions that would basically dig deeper into the plot and characterization. I told her I would Emeril Lagasse this baby

Thanks to those of you who have entered the Graf Flash contest!! The entries are really great and unique. You can read them on the Fictional Musings blog and the winner will be contacted, then announced soon. I’m the first to admit, I go through phases. Stages of my life that co

Today is the last day to enter the Graf Flash contest to win a Graffiti Girl ARC! UPDATE: If you repost the announcement below on your blog and let me know, you’ll be entered in a drawing for another free ARC. Thanks! Are you interested in reading an advance reader’s copy

Okay, picture this. I’m driving along and that song comes on. You know the one where Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is driving home from signing this big client and he’s dancing in his seat, and he starts singing, “And I’m freeeeeeee! Freeee fallllliin’!̶

Picked up from Alison Kent’s blog: RomanceNovelTV.com Romance authors interviewed. This is a fantastic idea! And what do you think about authors being interviewed in other genres: Crime Novel TV, Paranormal Novel TV, YA Lit TV?? Oh the possibilities!