I like to show this photo at my school visits. Because kids don't always think of all of the hard work that goes into the writing o...

I've never officially participated in NaNoWriMo , which happens during the month of November, though I've done variations of it. I t...

Thursday through Monday, I was housebound due to a big snow storm that is rare for our neck of the woods. It was very pretty. And quiet. I...

We went to Maui in June and I've been going through our photos and even managed to organize some and get a photo book ordered. When I ...

I want to tell you a little bit about this novel I wrote back in the summer and fall of 2010. Originally it was titled CHERISH. As is us...

It was like this in my house last night. Yes, I finished the draft. SO happy to be done. The manuscript needs a lot of work, and I...

Two chapters to go on this first draft. Just two more!! It's a really messy first draft and is going to need a LOT of work in re...

I'm about 35,000 words into a first draft. It's a YA novel with four points of view. Yes. Four. I'm pretty sure I am certifiably...

I've started a new project, and every time, it amazes me how it always feels scary. Overwhelming. Impossible even. I don't even know...

(no children were hurt in the making of this photo) "The difference between try and triumph is a little umph." ~ Author unknown ...

"I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter."  ~James Michener I hit 43,000 on the WIP yesterday. I'...

Last week I was running in shorts and a t-shirt. This week, I just want to stay curled up on the sofa with a cup of tea and a good book. I...

I have a finished first draft!!! 50,244 words! I feel like it's on the short side for YA these days, but I write pretty lean in my first...