No sugarcoating, please!

There are a few people out there who I have helped with writing hooks/pitches/queries who will probably think I got my comeuppance* yesterday. You see, if you ask me for help with your query, I am tactful but ruthless. After I sent my agent my new manuscript, he sent...

Launch Party

Sadly, not a launch party for my book (just yet, but trust me, there will be a big one someday!). Today I’m helping my husband, Victor Anthony* celebrate the launch of his new website. Visit him here. The actual URL is http://www.victoranthony.ca (note the .ca...

Facing The Past

When my book sold, my agent advised me to get on Facebook. He said it would be important later on with teens. He was probably just hoping I’d find some other people to email/chat with besides him! I’d actually had a Facebook account for six months or so,...

The Joy of Audio

I can’t remember if I’ve already posted a post about this or not. I know I wrote an article about how listening has improved my writing that got one rejection and I never bothered to send out again. Perhaps I should dust that off and try again. Anyway,...

Avalon High on audio

I read Avalon High by Meg Cabot when it first came out and I didn’t really like it that much. It was before I knew about her paranormal tendencies (!) and was looking for more Princess Diaries type stuff. Eventually I got totally hooked on The Mediator and the...