My husband's childhood tree that his parents used to set up in his bedroom. And the lovely ornament my dear friend Alexa gave me in 2010.  Happy Holidays to all!

I can't remember ever using my website as a platform for anything other than writing or my husband's music and photography, certainly not to complain. But this is more of a warning than a complaint, especially if you're still shopping or Hunter boots are on your Santa...

...or possibly reading. Could be napping. But let's go with "writer at work."

Congratulations to my lovely friend, the wonderful writer, Eileen Cook on the release of her latest fabulous YA novel, The Almost Truth. I have read them all, and this is her best one yet, so make sure you get your copy ASAP. You'll love it. And don't just take my...

When I was in Cincinnati last October for the Teen on the Same Page Festival which featured my first book, Restoring Harmony, we made some videos. I'm very excited to share them with you here. In addition to the web, Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Libraries are...

I've been offline for a month except for the occasional blog post (no Twitter/FB). But I decided to allow myself a splurge over American Thankgiving weekend and have been tweeting to all my writer pals that I've missed. Also, because I wanted to post some thank yous...

Even though I'm technically on a blogging break, it's the weekend, and I wanted to share, so here I am. I just had to tell you some book related things that have made me happy lately. Last week, I started my Writer in Residency at the school. I was terribly excited to...

I'm still "gone writing" and staying dark in regards to the internet and social networking, and it's great! However, I did want to share this link from one of the schools I visited in Ohio. Thanks for a great visit,  Delhi Middle School!

I'm taking some time away from the distractions of the web and social media to clear my head like this room and hopefully let my new book take root. And then I intend to write it. I may be gone a few months, or it may be a year. Only time will tell (and the date on...

I learned today that it's personal choice whether you spell it Cinci or Cincy. Two librarians told me, so I'm sure it's factual! Check out my library event! Can you believe those hoards of teens showed up to hear me read and have me sign their books? Hahahahahaha!...

I am thrilled to say that I will be returning to Portland's premier literary festival, Wordstock, this October. Not only will I be doing a presentation/reading about my latest book, The Right & the Real, but I am sitting on a panel, and also teaching a workshop....

I'm on my way to Portland and then Cincinnati, and it seemed like a great idea to re-enact Molly's journey from Restoring Harmony and then tweet about it so the teens & organizers in Cincinnati could follow me. Unfortunately, all did not go as planned! Kind of...

Check out my new swag for Wordstock & Ohio. Do you live in the U.S. or Canada? Would you like one? I will send one to the first twenty people who EMAIL me their mailing address at restoringharmony10 @ yahoo . com I politely request that if you live in Portland or...

 Here's the Teen Same Page Press Release for my Ohio event. Just wanted to share as it looks so cool!

It's finally time to announce what I've been hinting at for weeks! I am very excited to say that Restoring Harmony has been chosen as the feature book for the Cincinnati Public Library's Teen on the Same Page festival. They have made an INCREDIBLE website dedicated to...

This post contains plot spoilers. When I was nine, someone brought FOREVER by Judy Blume to my fourth grade class and we all gathered around reading the "dirty" bits during recess. When the teacher caught us, she called our parents. My mum went out and bought me the...

If you've been meaning to read Restoring Harmony, but your library doesn't have it, try the Cincinnati Public Library. They have 868 copies. Seriously. Now, you may be thinking, "Well...it might be a good book, so I can see having twenty copies, but 868? What's up...