Finally Firday – yes Firday

Firday explains how fried my brain is from revising my new manuscript. And I am moments a few hours away from sending it to my agent and critique group, so all I have to say this morning is pop on over to The Debs to help us celebrate Deb Maria’s new book...

Your Turn to Have the Last Word

There are two kinds of people in life: the kind who are happy to let you have the last word, and the ones like me. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean that getting in the last word is necessarily a bad thing. But I’ll admit that when my friend Wanda...

Finally Friday – 15 January 2010

I’m over at The Debutante Ball explaining about my other career  as a supermodel. You don’t want to miss that! Lots going on over at The Undercover Book Lover. All week, she’s been featuring Putnam writers and books, and she even interviewed my...

A list for 2010

I’ve decided two things for 2010 in regards to reading. First, I’m going to branch WAY out from YA and start reading a lot of other stuff. I talked more about it here a few weeks ago. The second thing I’m going to do is keep a running list of...

Saturday Bonus Post

I know I’ve been pretty much sticking to MWF blogging schedule, but I wanted to add this bonus post because…I’ve finished the first draft of my new book The Right & the Real!!!! This is really, you know…not news that really matters to...

Finally Friday – 8th Jan 10

I’m over at The Debutante Ball lamenting celebrating deadlines. Do you have any big ones in 2010? I’ve started some research into indie bookstores and guess what I’ve found? Yep! Restoring Harmony on lots of their websites (not to mention quite a few...

Be Safe in the New Year

The closer I get to my release date, the more contact I am having with book bloggers. I’ve always been an advocate of privacy for the sake of safety on the internet and I am finding myself worrying about some of these bloggers a bit. Many of the ones interested...

Finally 2010 – Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Hope your head doesn’t hurt too much from all the celebrating. I was reading Yahoo’s tips on avoiding a hangover, and they forgot the easiest one – don’t drink! I’m over at The Debs today, looking for book...

Wild Card Wednesday – Fave Fifteen 2009

Time for my annual Fave Fifteen book list. This list is created from the books I read this year (not when they were published). I did not do a very thorough job of recording all the books I read, in fact, I only wrote down 108, but I think I read more like 125 all the...

Publishing & the Environment

I know that publishing can’t be good for the environment. Book production alone takes a lot of trees, transportation, and other tolls. Heck, just the amount of bubble envelopes and manuscript pages I receive each year makes me a little sick to my stomach.*  I am...

Finally Friday – 25 December

I’m over at The Debutante Ball today, talking about one of my most valuable gifts, and I pass it on to you to try on for size too. The winner of the fabulous novel, Real Life & Liars, by Kristina Riggle, is Alicia! If you didn’t win, you can’t...

Wild Card Wednesday 23 December

If you’ve been dropping by on Wednesdays, you know I’ve ben doing some fantastic author interviews lately. I’m so excited by all these great authors sharing bits and pieces with us each week (and the free books!) and I hope you’re enjoying them...

Uncle Ralph’s Farmer’s Almanac

Last Friday I was over at The Debs talking about the dedication in my first book, Restoring Harmony (I like saying “first” book as if you might get it confused with my “second” book that my agent just sold – the one that’s not even...

Finally Friday – 18 December

Who’s this handsome guy, you ask? Well…One of my favourite things to read when cracking open a book is the dedication. Drop on over to The Debutante Ball where I talk about the dedication I wrote for Restoring Harmony. And speaking of Debs, scroll down a...

Finally Friday! December 11, 09

First, I want to thank everyone who entered to win Jennifer R. Hubbard’s THE SECRET YEAR. You all begged so prettily, but in the end, only one name could be drawn out of the Cubs hat (if you didn’t win, I’ll give you my husband’s email and you...

MWF

So my new plan was to update my site Monday, Wednesday & Friday. On Mondays, I hope to write something informative, inspiring, entertaining, or possibly all three. On Wednesdays, it’s Wild Card Wednesdays with author interviews and book giveaways –...

My Agent Sold My Second Book!!!!!

I’ve been dying to share this news all week, but here it is, YAY! And thank you, to my FABULOUS agent Michael, and my wonderful editor, Stacey! From Publisher’s Marketplace! CHILDREN’S: YOUNG ADULT Joelle Anthony’s THE RIGHT AND THE REAL,...

Finally Friday – 4th December

I’m over at The Debutante Ball today talking about my day job. Do I even have one? Pop over to see what’s cooking (hint: me!). As for News & Contest info, here’s what going on with me and my book (remember, I try to only bore you with this on...

Guilt is a wasted emotion…but I feel so bad…

🙁 I know that guilt is a waste of time, and generally, I just don’t do guilt. However, I write this blog that I hope people will read, and yet, I can’t read yours. It’s not that I don’t love you all, and it’s not that I’m too busy...