Adult fiction/nonfiction

by | Jan 8, 2009 | Need to Read

OUTLIERS & BLINK by Malcolm Gladwell – I recently listened to OUTLIERS and even though it blew me away, I never really blogged about it. To be honest, I’m just not sure what to say. In this book, he takes apart our idea of success and reconstructs it....

First Sale of the Year!

by | Jan 8, 2009 | Daily Writings

I just made my first sale of the year – an article to SCBWI. It’s called Avoiding the Character Cliché and the article is about falling into that trap and how to get out of it. Here’s a sneak preview (the first sentence): The very best way to avoid...

AIRHEAD by Meg Cabot

by | Jan 7, 2009 | Need to Read

Okay, can I just say this is the most hilarious book I’ve ever read? No, not because it cracked me up on every line (although it is pretty funny in places)…I mean the premise. ONLY Meg Cabot could get a publisher to say, “Wow, what a great idea for a...

It’s a Tall, Tall World (if you’re me)

by | Jan 7, 2009 | Daily Writings

I am what I refer to as Distantly Danish. That means my great grandparents and great, great grandparents on my mother’s side all came from Denmark, and that I have cousins there who I’ve visited and who have visited me, but Denmark would never give me...

Dream instead of resolve…

by | Jan 6, 2009 | Daily Writings

On a lot of blogs you are finding new year resolutions, goals, and lists of things people plan to accomplish this year. When it comes to something I have total control over (or as much control as a person can actually have), then I feel comfortable making it a...