Unless you're head's buried in the sand (or a book), then you probably know it's Banned Book Week. And while I feel very strongly about this, I can't really think of anything new to say on the subject. I did write about it here last Friday on The Debs site. And I've...

Join me over at the Debs where I talk about my dream of being banned.

Readers the world over love Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy series. Everyone from the little girl whose librarian handed her Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown yesterday, to celebrities like Bette Midler and writers Anna Quindlen and Meg Cabot sing the praises of this series....

My book has taken on a life of its own. I know this happens to books, but it never occurred to me it would happen so soon. To be honest, I think I thought that maybe a month before it came out, there might be a little buzz on the internet, but I never thought this...

I am a rule-follower. Or maybe, I should use the past tense, as the longer I live with my husband, the more I see that most rules are just guidelines, and the more often I am able to just chill and do what comes naturally, instead of what I think I'm supposed to do....

Our new cat, Marley, takes you on a walk through my office over at The Debutante Ball.

I love words... Here are a few of my favourites: Crunch Munch Paradigm Fruition Quirk Swirl Majestic Flurry My husband wrote and recorded a song called 26 Letters. I heard him perform it live 5 years before we actually met and while I was simply smitten (another...

Hiya. I'm rethinking my Friday Feature (I'm still going to do interviews and free books, but maybe not on Fridays since that's when everyone else is doing them). Anyway, today I'm over at The Debs blathering on about the end of summer. Drop on over there and say hello.

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to give two writers the same words/topics and ask them to write a book just so you can see how differently they do it, now you can find out. Here are the words: panic attacks/disorder therapist Seattle houseboat zoo...

Today, I'm over at The Debutante Ball talking about how to make butter and other assorted things. I will be there every Friday for the next year. I'll be starting the Friday Feature here next week (still trying to line things up for interviews). In the meantime, put...

My husband has a music gig tomorrow night and he's been practicing a lot. It's great...you can't beat live music, and he's good (I married him for his music). The other day, he said to me, "Can you get on that Facebook thingie or Tweeter or whatever and ask if anyone...

I have a bad habit. I say things like, "I have sooooo much to do today!" and "Things are crazy-busy here!" when the truth is that my life is very relaxed and chill and that I have to add things like "shower" and "breakfast" to my to-do list just to have enough things...

So this is pretty much the first press release that ever mentioned me, so I thought I'd share. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2009 ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET....THE DEBUTANTE BALL WELCOMES 5 DARING DEBUT AUTHORS On August 31st, five talented new female authors will...

Hi All, I repeat a similar post every year on or about this date. You see, it's my 5th wedding anniversary and this is one of my favourite stories. It's an essay I wrote for a magazine, but never really tried to sell.... If you've ever thought about making your own...