Because I've just finished revisions and am in between contracts (as I like to say,) I'm in that very weird place I find myself from time to time. I have no writing that I HAVE to do. Thus, I've been flitting between the Gaylaxicon story, brainstorming new series ideas, and re-formatting Archangel Protocol. (I'm on Chapter 12. Go me ( Read more... )

I have a new book to write (Tate's YA book #3), and I've been having a hell of a time getting motivated (or, as my family likes to say "motor-vated") to write it. I think the truth is that I've fallen out of the habit. naomikritzer and I have talked about this before. Even after however many years publishing books, it's still easier for me to write if I DO ( Read more... )

This morning, it seems, is about putting my house in order -- in all senses of that phrase. In the literal sense, I took a broken porch window to the hardware store to get it repaired. Our porch windows are rickity, and the other day I slammed the door too hard and down came the storm window and shattered into bits. Luckily, the S&S Hardware ( Read more... )

The rain is helping me catch up on all the rest of my life. As the world's laziest neighbor, I've been painting the neighbor's side of our fence in TINY increments. Yesterday, I had time for about three or four slats. Today, as long as it keeps raining, NONE ( Read more... )

When Shawn and I picked Mason up after dance class last night it was evident he'd been crying. Shawn stayed behind to talk to the community education assistant, while I took Mason to the car. All he told me, of course, was that he didn't want to do dance class any more. What Shawn found out was that he seemed to have had a great time ( ( Read more... )

This morning I volunteered to be a chaperone for a trip to the Dodge Nature Center. Here in Minnesota the sap has started to run (finally! We cracked 50F ABOVE this weekend, and it's already 60F today), and the Center gives kids a chance to identify a Maple tree in situ (in the wild!) and tap it. Then they showed us how the Maple sap is turned ( Read more... )