A couple of weeks ago, I announced that I would be trimming some of the extras from my blo g. Initially, I posted a poll, asking you to wei...

I suffer from "As You Wish" syndrome. When someone I love needs or wants something from me, it's very difficult to say no....

Way back in October of 2011, I was actively querying my first YA manuscript when I discovered Tara Lazar's PiBoIdMo (Picture Book I...

Last weekend, in celebration of Rachel Harris' latest YA novel, THE FINE ART OF PRETENDING , I shared some real-life "pretend boy...

You've all probably heard me anxiously counting down to the release of Rachel Harris' latest YA novel, THE FINE ART OF PRETENDING ....

I have been so worried and caught up in the numbers game lately. I absolutely cringe every time someone asks me "How is your book doing...

I admit that once again I've been MIA recently. And it feels like I'm apologizing for that a lot more often than I should. So once a...

In less than an hour, Brenda Drake will post the list of Pitch Wars mentor teams. As always, there were far more many amazing entries than t...

This time of year, I prefer a lighter, mostly vegetarian diet (meat and heavy starches weigh me down in the hotter months, and I just feel...

As you know, I'm a Pitch Wars mentor for the second year in a row . For those of you who don't know about Pitch Wars, it's an a...

I'm so excited to be a mentor for  Pitch Wars again this year! (looking for YA this time around) Last year was so much fun!...