Wonder if you’d be interested in reading my book, Paired? Here’s a little preview just for you! Washington D.C. – 12 years ago “Why can’t you take me with you?” the little boy begged. At six years old he knew no thought worse than another night spent home with the babysitter. His parents laughed. “Would [...]

Alright, royal subjects. I know you all are smarty pants champs, and are totally not going to be surprised by my big announcements today. I know I’ve been absent lately and today I can tell you why. It’s here! Finally!! Today is the day!! You all know I wrote a book. Cause I don’t shut [...]

I have a ridiculously hard time getting garden pictures on here while they’re still current. This picture is about a week old, so the garden looks almost nothing like this anymore. But you can get a good sense from this shot how the potatoes have completely taken over that entire side of the bed. On [...]

Tonight I was at dinner with two friends and I mentioned how my job basically eats my soul and vomits it back up each day so I was sort of thinking about looking for a new one. At which point the conversation devolved into what I wanted to do instead and what I would look [...]

In the wee hours of Thanksgiving morning I finished my NaNoWriMo novel. This is the second novel I’ve written – and the second one I finished this year. It clocked in at 53,341 words – compared to the first one which was 108,212. Yikes. Do you remember when I finished the first novel and was [...]

The extreme noveling conditions of NaNoWriMo have forced me to take a closer look at my writing process. Mostly I am the kind of writer who sits down at the computer and just lets it all out. There are usually a few key plot points in my head, but beyond those I just write until [...]

For those of you who follow me on Twitter you already know that around 6 am EST I finished the first complete draft of my novel. I started this project in January 2008 and it’s now October 2009. For nearly two years I have tried to construct a YA novel that is more JK Rowling [...]

I’ve officially signed up for National Novel Writing Month. I feel a little bit crazy for doing this, but I’m also very excited. The point is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. This begins November 1st and ends at midnight on November 30th. There are a million reasons to do this, but [...]

You all have stuck with me through the many hair-raising adventures I’ve had through the past months. And now I’m happy to report that chapter of my life has come to a tidy close. Last week while I was at home I got to partake of the goodness that is having a personal stylist. My [...]

I have so many things to share about my time in Virginia that it may take me quite a while to actually share all of them. Meanwhile, my time here has slipped through my fingers. I’m leaving on a jet (blue) plane tomorrow morning at a very upsetting hour of the day. The next time [...]