I never knew all the work that goes into a book release until faced with my own looming deadline. The proofreading, the marketing, the conference calls, the fending off advances…

If I had a Sharpie (which I do, but for the purposes of this sentence let’s just pretend I don’t), I could draw a line and divide September into two…

Y’all, The Voice starts tonight and I totally forgot to prepare! And I needed at least a week to get ready. Like, I was supposed to wax my legs, highlight…

So I’m sitting here in a hotel room in Indianapolis where I’ve spent the last five days meeting with writers and editors and publishers and janitors, but all I can…

I’ve been in a gripey mood lately, what with school starting and kids oversleeping and the daily nightmare of breakfast/lunch making happening full-speed at my house. Speaking of lunch, I…

Today is the first day of school. On some levels, this makes me happy. Happy because after three months of doing next to nothing, it’s nice to finally get back…

As I type this, we’re on our last three days of summer in the great state of Arkansas. This is so sad on many, many levels, because I love summer.…

Life is all about balance. Take me, for example. Like, this morning, I set my Bible aside, made some coffee, and then picked up my Kindle (which contained my latest…

A friendly hello from the world’s worst blogger! (And lately, the world’s worst writer and the world’s worst dinner-maker and the world’s worst shower-taker. Because, seriously, I’ve done so little…