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Yesterday I finished the first draft of my mg novel! I was determined to finish it this month and I actually beat my deadline by a few days. I started it one year ago this month which shows how fast I write... But I did work on several pb manuscripts during that time too. Finishing a draft is almost as wonderful a feeling as selling a book. And now ( Read more... )

I don't know what happened to me. Maybe I was bit by an exotic tropical insect. Or caught a weird virus floating in the air. Or my muse is playing a cruel trick on me... but I have been obsessed with a rhyming pb the last few days! And I'm the first one to admit that I am NOT a poet. I have sold a few poems in the past but it doesn't come easily ( Read more... )

Well, I thought my next pb TUTUS AREN'T MY STYLE was coming out in '09 but Anne Wilsdorf, the illustrator, needs more time with the sketches. Which pushed the pub date to Spring 2010. Making it a 4-year project. That isn't really that unusual but a little disheartening when I was getting used to saying it will be out NEXT year. Sigh. I do think her ( Read more... )

After many long days trekking through stores and looking at the ugliest and most uncomfortable dresses ever created, I finally found not one but two outfits for my son's wedding this June! One for the rehearsal dinner and one for the wedding. What a relief! I was really beginning to get worried and a little panicked after the millionth store! I ( Read more... )

Let me clarify -- I'm channeling the cartoon cat, NOT the president! Mondays are always a bit rough but this one is especially brutal! I have PCES. Post Conference Exhaustion Syndrome. I think I use up all my adrenaline and enthusiasm, plus my reserves, at a 3-day conference and I get up the next day and I'm tired an hour later. I'm faced with a ( Read more... )

I'm on a mission to finish my mg novel. Soon. But the MC of my next project keeps butting in and whispering to me! He just recently changed his name -- which was a big surprise, but I think I like it. And he's slipping me little bits and pieces about himself. I'm trying to ignore him because he needs to learn to wait his turn. I know I sound ( Read more... )

I've been relentlessly hounded by my hoards of fans and many loyal readers to update my blog.(okay, 2 people told me they missed my blog -- here's a big shout out to Barb and Nadine ( Read more... )

I've been trying to figure out when I get the most writing done -- the middle of the morning is when I feel most gung-ho and creative. So, I'm making sure I write for at least 2 hours every morning before I do other stuff. Starting tomorrow because today I went out for breakfast with friends. Which is exactly how NOT to begin a new routine/habit! ( Read more... )

My husband and I recently went out for dinner and had creme brulee for dessert. DELICIOUS! And since he's quite an amazing cook, we decided it would be a great thing for him to make at home. His favorite recipes include meat or pasta but he was all for it because you need a blowtorch to carmelize the sugar. And he didn't want any stinking little ( Read more... )