I’m thrilled to announce that I will now be available to coach high school seniors on their college application essays.  As the mom of two sons who were accepted at their top choice schools, I have experience shepherding kids through the challenging process.

An excellent college essay can distinguish your child from the pack, but many students feel ( Read more... )

I’m very excited to once again be teaching fiction writing workshops to tweens and teens at WritopiaLab DC at their new Falls Church location. It’s a fabulous program, because I get to work with small groups of students and see their talents develop. It also helps me to reflect on my own writing and articulate what makes good fiction. And I usually ( Read more... )

Juggling the three jobs - writing teacher, novelist, and journalist - has been nuts this year, but I finished one job for now.  Yep, the novel, The Celestial Matchmaker, is done.  (At least until I have to revise it again.)
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Hey all!  Just a quick update.  Holly Cupala, who has been incredibly busy with personal projects lately, updates us all on her latest work-in-progress.

I LOVE Holly’s books so far, Don’t Breathe a Word, and Tell Me a Secret.  I can’t wait to read her new one:  I’ll Never Tell.  Yup, that’s the title.  Read all about it here.

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My friend, Madelyn Rosenberg, has a book coming out next month called Canary in the Coal Mine, which I can’t wait to read!  Madelyn tagged me for The Next Big Thing Blog Hop, which is a very cool way to track some new writers and their upcoming books and current projects.  Thanks, Madelyn!!  So here are my answers:

1: What is the working title of ( Read more... )

I’ll be speaking and demonstrating the Language of Flowers at the U.S. Botanic Garden on Valentine’s Day again this year.  Get great ideas for how to boost your budding relationship.  :-)

Here’s the info and hope to see you there!

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If you live within striking distance of Philly and love art, you shouldn’t miss the “Van Gogh Up Close” exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It’s splendid! The show focuses on Van Gogh’s intense images of the natural world. As usual, his observations are unique for all time, and this show has paintings from all over the world, including many ( Read more... )

Does anyone else think this is just weird? I love long, slow springs and watching different flowers and trees gradually unfolding their petals, so I’m a little disturbed that we seem to be fast-forwarding into summer. El Nino? Global warming? It’s never happened this early, this fast in my garden, and it freaks me out. How about you?

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It’s been an odd winter so far. My hellebores are out, and a few fruit trees were blooming around the D.C. area before the holidays. However, today is cold and feels like winter is finally here. I’ve been busy writing about cyberbullying, yoga, and lots of fun things for the new Arlington magazine, but I’m also getting serious about my new novel.

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Whew!  I had to step away from blogging for a while to keep up with some other commitments, but I’m hoping to share my thoughts and experiences more in the coming days. I’ve just finished the most grueling two months of my life workwise, at least so far.  I seem to be collecting part-time jobs these days. Here’s what I’ve been up to:

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