Congratulations!

I’d like to send out congratulations to my wonderful agent for being promoted to VP at Dystel & Goderich! Here’s the announcement from PM: At Dystel & Goderich Literary Management, agent Michael Bourret has been named vice president and Lauren...

Tears…

Maybe I’m just a softie – okay, I am – but Meg Cabot is the coolest person ever and this is why. It literally made me tear up…not like, you know, the end of that movie Beaches, or anything, but like a Hallmark commercial. RANSOM MY HEART is one...

Intermission

On Sunday, I had to take the day off from editing. Not because it is a day of rest, but because I did a play. Twice actually – a matinee and an evening performance. As you may know, I was trained as an actress and worked professionally for a while, but I...

Quote for the day…

A fellow writer, Karmen Kooyers, sent me this quote (she didn’t say where she got it, but if anyone knows, please feel free to add it in the comments). When revising, “Cut down to the bones, but leave the heart.” I have to admit that cutting is way...