September 2008

So I chatted about this just a day earlier! As announced on Publisher’s Marketplace: Kelly Parra’s GRAFFITI GIRL, a struggling young Latina artist looking for acceptance is torn between two Latino boys — one with a beautiful eye for detail and an upscale street addre

I’ve had some great Graffiti Girl news as of late but I’m always in the position of wondering if it is okay to share…how long should it be kept quiet…yada, yada, yada? I wish there was a rule book to this sort of stuff. For now I have to bug my agent to let me

Life is super busy right now. It’s also been a little tough to write, but what am I gonna do?Just write. I watched the season premier of NCIS. It was good, but I missed seeing most of the gang through out the hour. I realize the episode was about bringing them back together and

I saw this on Barb Ferrer’s and Megan Crane’s blogs and said what the hay! Take a picture of yourself right now.don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture.post that picture with NO editing.post these instructions with your picture.

Yesterday I got a call from my local book store that they received INVISIBLE TOUCH. Yikes–what?? I hadn’t received mine yet to see if everything was fine…gulp. Yesterday was the original release date. Luckily, soon after that conversation, I hear the thump at the doo

Wip update: You know what’s really tough? So you are finally in the groove of writing your novel. Sure you edit all the time, layer, and add new stuff, but your voice is FINALLY coming through nice and smooth just the way you like it. But you know that your beginning is off. The

oh, oh,oh. On 90210, Kelly Taylor’s father of her child will be revealed next week… Yes, it has to be for ratings, but who cares! It’s all about the fun. haha. So here are the clues: 1) The father and Kelly have a high school history together.2) They hooked up 4 year

And we are off to chat about embarrassing moments and participating in student government… Micol Ostow has put together a cool cyber launch for her latest novel, POPULAR VOTE. She’s gathered YA authors dishing the good stuff as well as giveaways this week. Here’s wha

Do you know who this young woman is? If you don’t, you just don’t follow celebrity gossip much or stay far away from MTV land. This is Lauren Conrad from the hit reality shows The Hills and previously Laguna Beach. She’s a TV star, a fashion designer, and now a soon

I was going through this little debate yesterday…should I join Goodreads and Facebook?? I’m already with Library Thing and Myspace. Do I need another page?? haha. I had tried Facebook a couple of months ago, and even though it was very organized, I felt a little constricte