Sooo...tonight we are going to put my new desk together (in theory) and then I'll be able to write again (also in theory). That's assuming we can figure out the drawings. We bought a desk and a filing cabinet at Ikea and last night we put together the filing cabinet....

Take this advice from me...if you're planning on moving cross country and you think that immediately following this giant event you will be ready to attend a huge writer's conference, I can pretty much guarantee that you're not going to be able to make it. At least, I...

Ha! I bet you thought I was going to complain about writing a synopsis, didn't you? Well, you're wrong because I don't have time to write anything, let alone a synopsis. I am BURIED in boxes! That's right, the husband arrived with the moving van. However, I am going...

Normally I put all the book reviews and suggestions on Need To Read, but this one is too important to go there since I know some of you only read the homepage blog. If you haven't read THREE CUPS OF TEA - One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by...

My husband picked the paint colors for all the rooms in our new house except my office. I'm not sure how that happened as we'd been discussing them for months and none of what we walked away with is what we'd talked about. I must've been really out of it because I...

  Yeah, yeah...I've heard it all. So what if the Cubbies got swept? Big deal. It's happened before, it'll happen again. But next year is their year for sure. How do I know? Cause it's 2008. Every baseball fan knows the last time the Cubs won the World Series was 1908...

   I don't wanna hear it. Back to Chicago we go for two home games...it ain't over 'til it's over.

THE CUBS ARE IN THE PLAY-OFFS!!!!! YEAH, THE CHICAGO CUBS !!!!! Go, Cubs, go! Go, Cubs, go! Hey, Chicago (and everyone else), whatta ya say, the Cubs are gonna win today!

Both Kristen Nelson and Jennifer Jackson are having a discussion about writers and agents and waiting times. I've scanned some of the comments and to be honest, I don't have a lot of sympathy for the writers. I know this doesn't make me very popular with them, but...

I'll try to tie this into writing as much as I can, but mostly it's just to make me feel better...if possible. I often hear about writers who have cats who "help" them write. Mine aren't that interested in writing, but I have put all three of them into the book I'm...

When I wrote my article Red Hair Is Not As Uncommon As You Think - Twenty of the most overused things in YA I could've included moving except that I have a manuscript about a girl who moves and I didn't want my words to come back to haunt me. Actually, it wasn't that...

Because I am on a short hiatus from writing so that I can pack/move, the story ideas are running rampant in my head. I have to admit that while I'm working on a project, I don't really get many ideas for the next project. However, a combination of memories I've been...

I can easily say that Autumn is my favorite season. I know...generally I think that every season, probably because I live in the moment, but if I do a thorough analysis of the seasons, Autumn wins, hands down. Winter is cold...it's cozy, which is nice, I get a fair...