A plug & a quote

by | Dec 4, 2008 | Daily Writings

There’s lots of good stuff on Need To Read (although not all of it’s available yet). However, the following warrants front page on my site. My friend Eileen Cook’s debut YA novel will be out in a few weeks! Congratulations, E!!! It’s called...

ARCs and misc. book

by | Dec 4, 2008 | Need to Read

As you may or may not know, I tried to take a week off reading last week. I lasted until Wednesday when I broke down and read: CHOPPING SPREE by Diane Mott Davidson – fun, as always! And then I held out until Friday when I listened to this: I AM AMERICA (and so...

Pastry Party Time!

by | Dec 4, 2008 | Daily Writings

I know y’all have been listening to me say for months, “I’m almost done with my WIP” only to have me come back later and say, “Umm…well, I read it and now I have a bunch more work to do…” And then I wrote here, “I...

A clarification

by | Dec 3, 2008 | Daily Writings

Hi All, I just wanted to say a quick word about the post below Hurry Up And Wait. When I wrote that yesterday, my intention was to compare the movie and publishing process favourably and humourously. My husband pointed out that it sounded a little like a subtle way of...

Hurry Up And Wait

by | Dec 2, 2008 | Daily Writings

When you’re involved in the filming of a movie, there is a saying, “Hurry up and wait.” It comes from the fact that as soon as you arrive, at the crack of dawn, or often before, you are rushed into action. Not movie action…”getting...