Well, it's Finally Friday and I am pretty happy about it. I'm over at the Debs enjoying a week-long party. What's the celebration? Last Sunday we announced the new class of Debs who will be taking over next month, and this week is Deb Alicia's release week. If you...

Tuesday is my regular day to blog and yet, where have I been all day? Well, quite honestly, I've been editing, but let's just say I was waiting for this instead. It popped into my inbox (from my fabulous publicist) in the nick of time for me to share it with you all...

Not too much to report from the editing trenches this week except that it's coming along and by Thursday, I'd already walked 16 miles at my treadmill desk. Oh, and I did get a very nice review from School Library Journal. I'm over at The Debutante Ball, as usual, and...

Thanks to all who entered. I intend to type up a list of all the stores and their websites and I'll be happy to share it here with you all when I do, but right now, I must stay after those edits. Congratulations to my winners! 1st Place - Mags with all the MN...

Today I am spotlighting The Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul MN. Now you might be wondering why since I live in Canada and it's in Minnesota - not exactly my neighbourhood bookshop. It could be because of their fun tweets about children's story hour. Or because they...

Finally Friday totally snuck up on me because I've been editing like a mad writer. I'm over at The Debutante Ball talking about my lovely orange kitty and one of the best days of my life. This week The Bookologist posted an interview with me and she's also giving away...

Naturally, one can't talk about Portland without mentioning Powell's, but there are a lot of other great bookstores in Bridgetown and its surrounding areas too. Here's one of my faves! Nice people, fab books, sweet cat. Signed stock of Restoring Harmony. What more...

One of my favourite bookshops is Island Books on Mercer Island in Seattle. Everyone there is really nice, and they have free ground shipping on your book orders! 3014 78th Avenue Southeast Mercer Island, WA 98040-2823, United States (206) 232-6920

If you're hitting the road and visiting any of the Gulf Islands, check out these shops. Page’s Resort and Marina 3350 Coast Road, Gabriola Island, British Columbia Phone: (250) 247-8931 mail@pagesresort.com Galiano Island Books Madrona Drive Galiano, BC V0N 1P0 (250)...

Two of my favourite stores in British Columbia are in Victoria. Munro's Books 1108 Government Street Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8W 1Y2 http://www.munrobooks.com/ And Tall Tales Books 795 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8W 1G9 (250) 590-3032...

Restoring Harmony has been out for a little over two months now, and while I'm thrilled that many of the chains are stocking it in the brick and mortar stores, and not just online, I really want to thank the indie stores for their fantastic support. I am dubbing this...

Depending on how late you sleep, if it's past noon Pacific time when you read this, there is every chance in the world that I will have made it through the first round of edits on my new book, The Right & the Real (at the time of typing this, I have 16 pages to...

Apologies to all for this late and lame Tuesday blog post, but I am editing away! Hope you're well and enjoying the summer. Back when I come up for air!

Are you a fan of fireworks? Me, not so much. Find out why over at The Debutante Ball. Had a great week in general and a decent week in writing/editing. The fish is more under my control now (see previous post), but I haven't tamed it yet. Husband had two fantastic...

I am editing. Even though I'm a vegetarian and I don't fish (or eat it), I do liken editing a book to fishing. The actual editing is the process of reeling in a fish you've hooked. At some point (today, for me), you land the fish. The problem is, the fish is much,...

Actually, I'm not on vacation...I'm away on a writing/editing retreat. See you next week. I'll still be at The Debs on Friday.

This was a good week. We spent most of it working on the house (new windows, new fixtures, etc.), but on Wednesday, my edits for The Right & the Real arrived! Yay! I'm so excited and anxious to get back to work. And as usual, my brilliant editor really came...

Tonight, I will be doing my first ever live chat. It starts at 6pm PDT (9pm EDT). It's probably easier to read about it over at the Page Turners Blog because she's the host and has all the information. She's giving away an ARC of Restoring Harmony and The Line by Teri...