by Joelle | Apr 22, 2008 | Need to Read
When I was in NYC a few year ago I discovered that I was out of books to read while I traveled, so I went to a bookstore to remedy the situation. NYC is expensive, and while I’m not cheap, I was on a budget, so when I saw that I could get two Sarah Dessen novels...
by Joelle | Apr 21, 2008 | Need to Read
I’ve been waiting for this book for a long time. I had it on hold, but a lot of other people were faster than me and got to read it first. It was totally worth the wait. I think this should be required reading in all schools. Heck, everyone should read it....
by Joelle | Apr 21, 2008 | Daily Writings
Well, I finished my manuscript and sent it to my agent last night. Now what? Vacation? I am feeling the urge to cook, so maybe we’ll eat really well for a while, which would be a nice change to pasta and pesto at 10pm because I’ve been writing all day. I...
by Joelle | Apr 18, 2008 | Daily Writings
Maybe you’re familiar with oh…say…pretty much every self help book out there designed to help you do what you love for a living and be both financially and creatively successful, or maybe not. But either way, it is often believed that Napoleon Hill...
by Joelle | Apr 16, 2008 | Daily Writings
If you’ve been following my blog, you will know that my life has been an alternating pattern of writing and painting. I write for a while, then I paint some more of the interior of our new house. Well, we’ve been here six months now and the kitchen and...
by Joelle | Apr 14, 2008 | Daily Writings
Well, I did it. I just sent my critique group my new revision. Now I wait for their brilliance and insight, do another (hopefully not too long) pass through, and send the book off to my agent. Wahoo! And just to add a little icing to the cake, I got an email the other...
by Joelle | Apr 8, 2008 | Need to Read
RULES by Cynthia Lord – I can’t remember who mentioned this book on their blog, but boy am I glad they did! As you know, I’m not always a big Middle Grade fan, but this one rocks! My husband always calls me a rule follower, so he probably thinks...
by Joelle | Apr 8, 2008 | Daily Writings
I’m in the home stretch of this revision so if I disappear for a week or so, make sure you come back again! I will, I promise. And I’ll be updating Need To Read too, so stop by there. Happy writing (or whatever it is you do that makes you happy)!
by Joelle | Apr 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was working (not watching the Cubbies lose), when the phone rang. Usually, I ignore the phone when I’m working, but I saw on the caller ID that it was NYC and since I don’t have my agent’s number memorized, I thought I better answer it just in...
by Joelle | Apr 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
One of the best time for me to work out plot problems is as I’m drifting off to sleep, or in the middle of the night, after I’ve gotten up to go to the bathroom. Unlike normal people who stumble out of bed, go pee, stumble back to bed and are instantly...
by Joelle | Apr 6, 2008 | Need to Read
This is a pretty amazing book. It is set in The Bronx, and I was thinking to myself after I finished it how I live in an entirely different world. Then I went out to the kitchen to get some water and two deer bounded through my front yard. Yep. A tad different than...
by Joelle | Apr 4, 2008 | Need to Read
This is a hilarious book. It looks a bit like light chick lit YA, and I guess in some ways it is light, but it’s got some depth too and the character, Bee is just too funny! I read this straight through and really enjoyed it. I don’t usually include what a...
by Joelle | Apr 4, 2008 | Daily Writings
I know writers who keep a pen and notepad by their bed at night in case they wake up with a story idea, or a solution to a problem they’re stuck on. I don’t do this. The few times I tried it, my brilliant midnight ideas either turned out to be lame,...
by Joelle | Apr 4, 2008 | Need to Read
First off, I guess I better say that this book had had a name change. My copy says FROZEN RODEO by Catherine Clark, but on her website, it says it is now called BETTER LATTE THAN NEVER (and obviously, it has a new cover!). I know you guys are gonna hate to hear this,...
by Joelle | Apr 2, 2008 | Daily Writings
Lots of new stuff on Need To Read.
by Joelle | Apr 1, 2008 | Daily Writings
The coolest thing happened yesterday, although I do think that maybe some authors are going to be pretty upset with me. Read about it here.
by Joelle | Apr 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
April Fools!
by Joelle | Apr 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
Last year, before we moved, we debated back and forth on whether or not to buy a new flat screen TV because there was no way we were going to move our hundred plus pound 27″ TV. Heck, we barely got it out to the porch for the garage sale, let alone across the...
by Joelle | Mar 30, 2008 | Daily Writings
I’ll tell you how dedicated I am, and if you know me at all, you’re going to say, “Wow! Now that’s one dedicated writer!”
by Joelle | Mar 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
This cat, which we will call Grinder, since that’s his official name, although today I called him a few choice other names, believes that the very best places to sleep are the places he is not allowed to go. For example, the top of my computer desk. Another...
by Joelle | Mar 29, 2008 | Need to Read
Can I just say that Sara Zarr is the coolest name ever? Okay, now I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk about the book. This is a really good book, but you knew that because I’m blogging about it and I wouldn’t if I didn’t like it. This...
by Joelle | Mar 28, 2008 | Daily Writings
I am sad to say that I once again fell for the “Who me? I’m totally innocent” act. Click here to read the full story of my knucklehead cat who wants to be a writer.
by Joelle | Mar 27, 2008 | Need to Read
I know that Iain Lawrence is an award winning writer, but for some reason I had never come across his books until I moved to the small town where we live now. And why did he suddenly end up on my reading list? Because he lives here too. All I can say is lucky me...
by Joelle | Mar 26, 2008 | Daily Writings
But you could pay me to write about living here. Heck, I’m writing about living here for free right now (but hopefully someone will pay me eventually). One of the notes my agent gave me was that I needed to work on my descriptions. Seems like they’re all...
by Joelle | Mar 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here’s a little about Elana Roth: Elana is graduate of Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary, and is nearly at her 10 year mark in New York City. She started her career at Nickelodeon Magazine, researching wacky and even gross stories. Most...
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