Saturday was an early start, as the boat was to depart at 8:00 am and there were several admonishments to be on time or be left behind ( Read more... )

Again, so, so sorry for my silence ( Read more... )

You know those times when the calendar creeps up on you?

Yikes!A month from today, I'll be at the Banff Centre. I've sent in my bio for the student-information packet, they've charged my credit card for the deposit and will soon put through the rest of the tuition and boarding fees ( Read more... )

Bad news:

It seems I will not make it to Australia within the next year.

I admit, part of me hopes even more for a trip to San Francisco*. I should have realized the feeling would only be stronger with the...

Good news:

I got in!

Squee!:I didn't want to mention the actual program before (I don't quite believe in jinxing, but I do ( Read more... )

First, I must register a bit of amusement that one of the owners of the bookstore may not have realized that all the talk of "making me cry" was in jest. Yes, I'm sometimes a little free with the waterworks, but still...I must reassure her when I'm back in the store.

In any case, the meeting went splendidly. I'm going to completely rewrite the ( Read more... )

"Cate, I finished your book. I liked it ( Read more... )

The mermaid novel is 99% ready to be sent to the teen book club. All that's left is to divide it into some chapters, so the girls have a place to stop a take a breath ( Read more... )

I'm so sorry for neglecting you ( Read more... )

I've been bad about submitting Ghita's story to more agents and editors.

So when a Twitter link on Thursday led me to Heather Howland's contest in support of the launch of Entangled publishing, I thought them a good fit for Ghita and posted my pitch and first hundred words as requested ( Read more... )

I meant to spend today as I did yesterday, in reading -- I've been wanting to re-read and re-review Tracy Grant's Charles and Melanie Fraser novels, along with the lovely ARC she sent me of her upcoming April release, Vienna Waltz. (She promised some interesting changes from the draft she allowed me earlier ( Read more... )