I promised a friend that I would post something for this.   In her heart–anger. Her mind paints death red and black. Run. You cannot hide.  

I had an interesting discussion with a friend last week, and it got me to thinking about one of the reasons I like writing YA. More specifically why characters in that age group appeal to me so much. The thing is, I’m old. Not like ready for assisted living old, but when you look at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

For those of you who were unaware, my darling son brought me a present from school. He wrapped it up in hugs and presented it to me in kisses. And I’ve been battling enjoying this damn lovely virus ever since. On a high note, I think I’m almost better. And really, other than the fact […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Anyone who knows me is aware that I’m a Gleek. Glee is one of the few shows that I really try to watch more or less when it’s on. (We DVR it, but usually watch it the same night.) One of my favorite things about the show is that it’s always encouraged kids to be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

There was an interesting and disturbing article going around Twitter the other day. An agent had apparently offered an author representation, but only if she cut a point-of-view character…who happened to be gay. As the author put it, this boy’s romantic subplot didn’t go beyond kissing (just like the straight characters), so it wasn’t a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Holiday weeks always throw me. It was bad enough when it hit me that I hadn’t blogged yet and thought today was Thursday. Then I remembered that it’s actually Friday and I’m late. I have started the switch back to being this author-me for a while again. YAY for YA! The other me has releases […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Sometimes my friends make life so convenient. I didn’t have a blog post done for today and had no clue what to blog about. Then I woke up to a message from the wonderful Angela Addams letting me know she’d given me a blog award. Not just any award though, she has bestowed upon me […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Okay, I get it, the Harry Potter franchise has made a gazillion dollars between the books, the movies, the merchandise, and everything else. But, just like agents tell authors not to refer to their books as “the next Harry Potter“, movie studios need to stop too. The latest adaptation that is garnering the comparison is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Okay, things are crazy here, and I’m really trying to catch up (or at least come close). That means today’s post is going to be a light one. Perfectly Human (aka PRT 2) is on the agenda as soon as I finish the adult project I’m working on. I’m mentally toying with which of the overarching […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

A while back, when Sci-Fi changed their name to SyFy, there was a lot of uproar including wondering if that (plus the addition of a lot of wrestling added to the line-up) meant the network was planning to discard their science fiction roots and leave their fans high and dry. Not too many months later, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

So, I got my first review in a big time magazine and had a moment of total happy swooning. Of course, then I had to go dig up the review and actually read it. It’s not a great review and it’s not an awful review. There is one thing I’ll definitely take from it to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Now to be fair, I can’t think of any main characters of mine that are universally hated, but in every novel that’s been in the hands of my betas, someone has inevitably said “I can’t stand ______.” In more than one case, the character whose name filled that blank was someone else’s favorite. The example […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

No. I need a Time-Turner. Sadly, all my pleas to JK Rowling have gone unanswered. You see, for those who didn’t know, there are two of me: the YA-writer me and the adult-writer me. It isn’t a secret, but I do try to keep the two separate as much as possible. Basically, I don’t want […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

This morning while making breakfast, I burned my thumb. As in burned it badly with a nice ugly piece of whitened and dead skin now (not a blister…think deeper). Anyway, the pain got me to thinking about things that hurt. Anyone who knows me is well aware that I am a klutz, which is pretty […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

When the Powers That Be at Decadent asked if I’d do a post for the YA Blog Stomp, I almost said no. I admit, I like sticking to my nice, safe, “blog on Thursdays” plan. Once a week. Consistency. After all, I need more consistency in my life. Then I snapped out of it and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

I’m away again this week, but I didn’t want to leave without a post. Because of my manic genre-jumping my fellow OWG Rebel, Danielle LaPaglia, gave me this lovely little Versatile Blogger Award, and I figured it was the perfect time to accept it. Of course, that means I have to spill seven interesting facts […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

No, I’m not here to talk about the military and that stupid-ass policy. Rather, I want to discuss an issue that was brought to my attention by a member of my online writing group. She sent me an off-board message asking if I thought being digitally published hurt my chances of signing with an agent. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

So I sent off a critique today to someone who had never had their work looked at by me before. This terrifies me. I mean, I’ve been in my writing group for four years now, so the people there are used to me for the most part (newbies there scare me too though). But a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

I’m on a trip right now with a couple of my girlfriends. YAY for girl time! But I didn’t want to leave the blog empty while I was away, so since I’m getting ready to start re-working PRT 2 when I get back, I thought I’d share the trailer of the monster movie whose release […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Friends can be the best thing in the world. They’re the people that build you up when you’re feeling low and support you when the rest of the world seems to want to bring you right back down. They hold your hand when you’re scared and they hug you when you cry. In short, they’re […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Last week I was friending some people from high school on facebook. When this one guy friended me, I almost called him by his “secret nickname” when I said thanks on his wall. Um…yeah, probably not the best plan ever. Fortunately, I caught myself before posting. It got me to thinking about the nickname thing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Lately while chatting with some of my girlfriends, the conversations have turned to whether or not we’d be after the same men (if we were in the market). Thankfully, my crit partner and I usually have different tastes, so we’re safe. But several of my friends like the same type of man that I do. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

For Mothers’ Day, the family took me to see Thor, which I’ve been excited about since I first saw the trailer. As a fun, superhero flick, it didn’t disappoint. Visually stunning, with some good performance and great special effects. Plus Chris Hemsworth looking absolutely yumtastic. But I digress. I had a lot of fun at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

I’m on a Glee kick right [...]

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