Weekly News Update & Reading List 06/30/17
We’re crashing rapidly toward the release date for Hunted Fate, and there’s still so much to do! While the date for the release party hasn’t been set, yet, here are… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Take a Lesson From a Librarian: Just Read
On my regular visit to the local library last week, I found myself sharing with the librarian how hard it is to get back into reading. I’ve been so busy… Read more »
Why I Write YA Fiction
After someone asked me the other day, “Why do you write YA and not, say, mysteries, romance, or literary fiction,” I realized I’ve never addressed this question on my blog…. Read more »
Weekly News Update & Reading List 06/23/17
There’s not much on the news front this week. The edits of Hunted Fate are finished and now I’m working on all the stuff for my upcoming blog tour… Posts,… Read more »
12 Ways to Encourage Summer Reading
I wrote this post last year, but it’s that time again. Time for summer reading. Quite a few people are asking me about how to encourage summer reading so I… Read more »
When TV Runs Your Life, It’s Time to Rethink
I’ve written before about my love/hate relationship with television. On the one hand, there is some really great stuff on these days. There are shows that really spark my creativity… Read more »
Research First, or As You Go Along?
Whether you write non-fiction or fiction, research is (or it had better be) a part of your process. Even if you’re “writing what you know,” you still need to supplement… Read more »
Weekly News Update & Reading List 06/14/17
This week I’m up to my eyeballs in final edits for Hunted Fate. We’re running a little behind schedule, but the book will still be out on time (7/24/17). We… Read more »
Not Every Girl Aspires to Geekdom
Ever since I stepped into the Lego gender war by openly admitting my love for the Friends line of products and embracing those elements in my own builds, I’ve been fascinated… Read more »
Writing as a Way of Dealing With Life’s $#%!
Like everyone, I have my share of crap to deal with. Some of it’s easy but annoying everyday stuff (I’m looking at you, car who abandoned me on the side… Read more »