ANOTHER KIND OF COWBOY by Susan Juby

by | Apr 28, 2008 | Need to Read

Okay, can I just say that we have landed in a hotbed of fabulous YA writers? As I’ve bragged before, the fabulous Iain Lawrence lives in my small town. Now I find out that Susan Juby is just a hop, skip, and a jump away, and my friend, Susan (the librarian), met...

Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks

by | Apr 28, 2008 | Need to Read

My friend, Susan recommended this book to me. I’m glad she did because I had to put it on hold to get it and I might not have come across it for a while otherwise. You often hear agents or editors say things like, “Vampire books are out, unless you can do...

The time in between…and titles

by | Apr 27, 2008 | Daily Writings

What do you all do during that time between sending your newly revised manuscript back to your agent and the time he/she reads it and gets back to you? I’ve been knitting, cooking, actually writing for pay (copywriting), walking, listening to baseball games on...

Animal Humour – What’s that in them thar trees?

by | Apr 24, 2008 | Daily Writings

I often write an animal themed essay for Thursdays. Today, it’s more of a picture thing. I just looked out the window and saw this in one of the fir trees: And for just a momentary mental lapse, I thought I saw this: Our lovely cat, Mr. Fatboy. It would’ve...

Author creativity vs. reader’s annoyance cont.

by | Apr 24, 2008 | Uncategorized

In the mystery, the main character is a caterer. I actually read #s 12,13, & 14 before I realized that there were a whole bunch of them. Now I’m reading the earlier ones. I believe, and I could be wrong, that in the later ones, the recipes are at the ends of...