ON THE VERGE

I forgot what it was like to read to little kids. And then I visited my brother and his family for a few days (See my post “ Tips for Survi...

Long before there was Team Edward vs. Team Jacob there was Nancy Drew vs. Trixie Belden Okay, I totally just made that up. That competitio...

I can’t remember why I won the contest. But since it happened at the library, it probably had something to do with books. A summer reading ...

Here’s how you play: 1. Imagine that you have a book deal 2. Role play The Call from your agent/editor 3. Brainstorm...

I’ve been following this very cool blog by Nova Ren Suma , the author of the gripping and beautifully written novel, Imaginary Girls. Lately...

I’m floundering. This pretty much always happens when I’m between projects. For the record I just finished a revision of a novel, something ...

I’m not what anyone would ever call a world traveler. The truth is I don’t really like traveling. Which is not to say that I don’t enjoy exp...