Thank you to everyone who entered my December Book Giveaway! It always makes me smile to see people so excited about books. I have another giveaway planned for January, and this one will be open internationally, so stay tuned! Okay and now for the winners. The winner of The Scorch Trials is: Minas The winner [...]
Whether or not my publisher decides to use an author photo, I’ve been wanting to get some professional photos done to use for promotional purposes. I was lucky enough to find a photographer with a home studio literally down the road from me, and one who was very understanding when I told him how much [...]
The second week of NaNoWriMo really is the hardest. In the first week you’re still running on the story ideas you had when you started the project. But by the second week, all those ideas are gone and you start thinking: “What is the point of this, anyway?” On Monday, I really hit a wall [...]
It’s been a busy week, and I feel woefully behind on so many things. My Google Reader, for example, has over 200 unread items on it. I’m hoping to catch up on my blog reading over the weekend. And maybe I’ll even get some writing done. So since I don’t have anything terribly insightful to [...]
I don’t know about you, but I’m a little obsessive when it comes to looking at the stats for my website. Google Analytics and I are very good friends. I’m especially fascinated by the search terms people use to find my website. Most of them are writing-related, some sound like students looking for help with [...]
Over the weekend, I went to see Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo in Boston. It was a fantastic show filled with dazzling acrobatics, gorgeous costumes, and great music. There was also a simple love story that resulted in some hilarious scenes. Everyone in the audience had a great time, and the performers seemed to be having [...]
A while back, someone (maybe Andrea?) suggested that every Friday post have a picture of our black lab, Emma. If I wasn’t always misplacing my camera, that might work. Instead, I think I’ll have to settle for including a puppy pic or two in my link round-up posts. Sound good? Then here we go. Here’s [...]
Thanks to everyone who commented on Wednesday’s post. It was great to hear your advice and encouragement, and to know that I’m not all alone in the muck! A couple of you said a change of scenery might help me get unstuck. Well what do you know? The husband and I are actually heading to [...]
Recently, I mentioned that my husband and I were thinking of getting a dog, a “furry muse” if you will. We knew we wanted to adopt an adult dog since puppies are so much work (plus grown-up dogs have a harder time finding homes). Well we found “the one” not too long ago and she’s [...]
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have heard me mention that my husband and I are looking to adopt a dog. Yes, it will be fun to have a furry friend to play catch with, but I’m also looking forward to having a writing mascot/muse. Several of my friends have told me how [...]
