July 2007

I can’t get over how focused I am this past week on writing. It’s one of those feelings writers love to have. Cha-cha-cha-cha. Okay, so today I have a meeting with an organization about a possible future event. I’ll share more details when I have more details. What is sad, is that I d

I wish I could say I was a fast writer. I’ve read interviews and articles with authors, stating they keep writing with minor editing until they reach the first draft, then they go back and revise like crazy. If I were more efficient, or had more self-control, that would probably be th

I’ve been writing a lot this week, and I think I am at one of those busy stretch of times when everything sort of hits at once. So I wonder why am I able to write when my mind is scattered in several different directions? It’s the weirdest thing to be able to move forward on stories w

This is the display for Book Signing # 2. I have a nice little spot next to the HP display. Yes, I’m having another book signing. When I started planning out promo ideas, I didn’t anticipate another signing. First, because I wasn’t sure I could handle another one. Yo

I was tagged for 8 Random Things about myself thanks to Elizabeth, and I’ve participated before. So I thought I’d twist it a bit and name the tag… 8 Random Things I Did This Weekend… 1. I watched Premonition with Sandra Bullock. Trippy, weird, unpredictable. 2.

Yes, I’ve changed things a little around here–again. hah! I was trying to match it more to my website, but I have to say I like that it’s visually clean. I just wanted to bring your attention to Diana Peterfreund’s latest blog entry, Protect The Work. She makes

I’m passing this along for one of my cool CPs, Dianna Love Snell. Sounds fab and I want to go to one, too! Ever dreamed of writing a novel, but not sure where to begin? What if you had the chance to get your entire book plotted in one weekend? From the opening page until the mag

Remember the very first interview I did, and I made myself all nervous about it? heh. Everything turned out fine and the writer, Bob Walch, was so nice. He wrote a very cool article about the interview. I have no idea why, but the newspaper locked the article and you had to login to r

Since I outed myself with the Writer Identity Crisis, I think I should out myself about my projects. I’m currently under contract for my next YA due out next year. I really like this project and where I’m going with it. The problem is I have 3 other projects that I could m

Even though I write Teen Fiction, I sometimes have these moments where some of my teen feelings come to life for me now as a writer. I know the kind of stories I enjoy to read and I know the kind of stories I love to write, but I have these moments wondering where exactly I fit in as