I have a confession to make. I put inside jokes in all my books. I can't help myself. They amuse me. I am writing along and I put them in and then I spend a few minutes doing the "Do I? or Don't I?" back and forth. And they usually always end up in the final book. I...
I've known Maya for many years—have loved her books since her first one—and finally got a chance to meet her in person last summer. It was, no surprise, a delight. And now I want to share her with you and make sure you are reading her books. So with no...
Whipped down to Los Angeles last week for a whirlwind Reader's Tea at the Huntington Beach Library. No one ever has to prod me very hard to fly down to Southern California—I really love it down there. Blue skies, palm trees, blue skies. Mostly the sunshine makes...
As it turns out, just as no two authors write the same books, nor do any of us work the same. Put four authors in a condo for a weekend and you will observe four very different methods of composing a novel. Let's take a look. There are generally two kinds of writers:...
Always fun to meet new authors, especially brand new authors. And Carla Swafford comes to publishing via the Avon Impulse line, which is a digital imprint that was launched last year. So I thought it would be fun to invite Carla over and let her meet all of you. 1....
So nothing got done around here. Because it snowed. Truly, life comes to a grinding halt in Seattle when it snows. And that is my excuse and I am sticking to it. I did though get a bunch of stuff done over the weekend, including cleaning out my office closet, wherein...
