November 2007

You guys know, I’m plugging along doing my best to make my latest novel, Invisible Touch, the best I can make it. I know it’s different from GG. I mean, it’s still me writing, but newbie writers tend to change with each book, hopefully for the better! With the writing always comes the

I’m pulling into the home stretch with IT and then I must go back and layer MORE in. Layer, layer, and more layering. I’m always bringing this up because that’s me as a writer, and I believe many writers. There are so many things to concentrate on while writing a book. Reminds me of a

I hope those of you in the US had a great Turkey Day yesterday. Let me tell you, I am still stuffed! I wanted to direct you to the Fog City Divas blog today, where my cool CP, Dianna Love Snell, whose next project PHANTOM IN THE NIGHT is due out next year with NYTimes Best-selling Aut

Everybody’s holiday busy, right?Anyone traveling?I’m not, thank goodness. I’ve finally reached my blog limit with my latest invitation to the MTV Books blog, with other great people like Jennifer Echols, Caridad Ferrer, Christopher Golden, Stephanie Kuehnert, and Jenny O’Connell

I’m feeling the heat of my deadline and the holiday craze. Yiiikes. Today I’m going to direct you Ally Carter’s guest blog over at Plot monkeys. Ally shares 10 tips on A MOVIE LOVER’S GUIDE TO WRITING NOVELS. All great points about comparing script writing and novel writing. Ally gets

I haven’t chatted about critique partners lately, and I cannot express enough how valuable they are. I’m not going to say, they are important to everyone because that’s not the case. There are certainly bestselling authors out there who write just fine on their own with only the help

I never thought I’d have problems keeping up with email. When I receive emails from my friends/agent/editor, these emails are answered quickly. I’ve received sporadic emails from readers, who’ve enjoyed Graffiti Girl. I mean, how cool is that? Receiving a private email from some

It’s been a total veg-out three-day weekend. I should feel guilty I didn’t get much housework done. I should feel guilty I read a great suspense book and watched a bunch of dvds, but I don’t. Because watching dvds and reading great stories inspire me to write! I really give kudos to t

I usually don’t label myself as a California girl until winter hits and “dreary” is the keyword for the day with gray skies and chilly temps. Then I admit, YES, I am a California girl who needs her sun and warmth. Brrrr, folks. Brrrrr. On a more cheery note, I supported fellow M

I often war with myself while writing with reality versus storytelling. I like that shade of realism to my characters and their actions, but sometimes reality can be flat or even boring. I don’t want to bore the reader, but I don’t like to write scenes that seem too farfetched. It’s a