New Archives

I am in the process of compiling a complete archive of Need To Read that will include all the original posts starting way back when it was a Live Journal. Since it might take a while (because my arm is already falling off from all the mouse clicking), I am posting it...

Need To Read Archives

The Essays & Lists: Need To Read – The beginning Candy – an essay about reading Fave Fifteen of 2007 Driven to Insanity – an essay about coincidence The Question of Age The book reviews start here: SWEETHEARTS by Sara Zarr CASSIE WAS HERE by...

Friday Five – A Countdown

  Half full? Half Empty? Five Reasons Why The Fact That I’ve Written Less This Year Than Ever Before Doesn’t Bother Me 5. More time to listen to the Cubbies baseball games 4. I’m in a lot better shape than when I snack  sit at my desk every day 3. ...

A surreal conversation

I had the oddest conversation last night around the kitchen table. I have written two books that go together (not a series, just the two of them). I am hoping that after my agent sells my first book, they will eventually be published books #2 & #3. I am revising...