1. Taxes.
2. I hate them.
3. Barely finding time to write, and they're sucking time from every other part of my life too.
4. I'll be back soon in better spirits.

If you're interested, I'll leave you with a fabulously informative vlog from Jackson Pearce about how books are stocked:

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1. Apparently I cannot walk into a bookstore and come out empty-handed. I tried. But these are books I've been wanting for a while and I'm very, very excited about them:


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1. I love Fridays! Not only because the weekend is upon me, but also it's my favorite day to blog. There's so much freedom in a random four!

2. If you're looking for an agent, my awesome, fantabulous agent, Michelle Humphrey has made another online appearance! My agent-mate Sherrie has interviewed Michelle on her blog, and has given some pretty ( Read more... )

1. I am getting SO organized! I hope it lasts. Fly Lady says to shine your sink each day. I haven't had time to go on her site and research what she means by this, which sinks, etc., so I've just been keeping all of them clean. I've also taken the scary journey into my bedroom closet and come out alive ( Read more... )

1. I forgot to mention with the song I posted yesterday, the artwork on the video was done by a young guy, a teen I think. It always really inspires me to see young people stepping out creatively, and I plan to post more things like that as I come across them. I hope you'll find them inspiring too ( Read more... )

It's been such a long time since I've been able to do a Friday mishmash of stuff. I'm not sure if it will be four or five or more today, but I'm sure I have lots to share ( Read more... )

I didn't have time to blog today, but I just recorded a quick vlog if you're interested in what I've been up to this week!

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1. If you haven't yet seen the EPIC contest I'm having through the holidays, make sure to stop by here. Or if you don't have time for that, just tweet this line and you're golden:

"I want a copy of the YA novel, LOSING FAITH by @denisejaden for Christmas! RT to enter to win!"

2. And one more way to win! My critique partner, Shana Silver, has ( Read more... )

1. A little over three weeks until LOSING FAITH releases. (If you haven't gotten the countdown widget yet, it's in the right sidebar of my Blogger blog.) I'm filled with excitement and terror, thanks for asking ( Read more... )

I've been doing giveaways on Fridays for so long, I can't even remember the last time I posted a Friday Four. I'm really excited about doing it today! There's so much freedom in coming up with four unrelated points ( Read more... )