What Makes A Book
Once upon a time—way back before I was published, probably before I even began writing my first book—I had a very real belief that there were exactly three steps to…
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September 14, 2016
You’ve Changed
It’s no secret that I love words and phrases and expressions. I love dissecting them. I love orchestrating them. I love playing with them until I get them in the…
September 10, 2016
Feelings
A few months ago and due to an extraordinary amount of pressure from my best writer friend Nicole, I took a test. A personality test, the kind made up of…
September 4, 2016
Keep Your Eyes On The Limit
Two nights ago, I was lying in bed using my phone for a flashlight when I read a passage in a book that sucker-punched me. It was close to the…
August 19, 2016
Bad Mom
My youngest daughter came to me earlier this week and asked this question: “Can I get purple streaks in my hair for back-to-school?” It took me less than a second…
August 13, 2016
Endings Suck, They Just Do
Last Friday, my kitten had four kittens. This morning, I buried the last one. My favorite. The one that fought the hardest. And I cried. I’ve cried off and on…
August 5, 2016
Tell Me What You Think
I’ve spent the better part of my life (let’s just call it what it is—ALL the parts until recently) caring about what other people think of me. Caring about what…
August 2, 2016
I’m Tired
I realize the title of this blog sounds negative, and that’s because it is. Sort of. But right now, I’m feeling a bit that way—a strange way to be when…
July 7, 2016
I’m Cheering For You
A couple of times in the last few months, I’ve posted links to websites and pages that belong to the daughters of friends of mine. Teenagers who have a special…
June 7, 2016
New Book!
This one releases Sept. 27 through Waterfall Press, and I'm so excited about it. It was possibly my most challenging book to write so far, mainly because of all of the…
June 3, 2016