So, I finished the novel I was working on. The last three months blew by in a blur of frantic research and worry and pounding out word counts and now that it’s done I get to wake up for a while and be a real person who showers on a regular...
Can you believe there are only 100 days left until The Rise of Renegade X comes out? It sounds like a lot, but then again, it’s only a little over three months, and when I first got the offer from Egmont, I had over 400 days to wait, so...
Fellow Tenner Christina Diaz Gonzalez, brilliant author of The Red Umbrella and my release-date-sistah, has challenged me to post a list of ten things that make me happy. So here goes! Ten Things That Make Me Happy 1. Finishing a novel –...
Cross-posted from the Tenners LJ: Okay, so for the past couple weeks I’ve been talking about Sekrit Good News I couldn’t share, but now the wait is over. I tweeted the basics, but here’s the detailed version of the story. A couple...
So 2009 was a pretty good year. I got a good agent, sold a novel, and made tons of new friends. A year ago I wasn’t sure if The Rise of Renegade X would ever find a publisher, and since then I’ve held it in my hands as a real book. Crazy...
It’s Agent Appreciation Day across the internet, and let me tell you, I sure appreciate my agent, Holly Root. You see, I used to have a not-so-good agent. One who didn’t talk to me and ignored my e-mails and couldn’t get the names...
If you’ve been following my crochet adventures over the last month (and you have, haven’t you?), you’ll know I was crocheting a bunch of kittens. Jen Nadol of the Tenners is hosting monthly giveaways for non-traditional swag for...
Hey everyone! I realize I’ve totally been MIA on the blog lately. I have been working on a new book and watching Friday Night Lights. I won’t tell you which one of those things I’ve been doing more of. ;) I’m finishing up the...
Today was a productive day. I just feel like I have to tell you that at almost 2 in the morning, when I can’t seem to look away from the screen anymore and am very blah in the brain and have been trying to catch up on other people’s...
Want to read The Rise of Renegade X, but wish you didn’t have to wait until May? Head on over to The Story Siren’s blog and enter to win an advanced copy. The contest runs for two weeks, and it’s super easy to enter!