My husband asked me last week what I liked best about having my Brazen books back out. And the answer was immediate and easy: Because it gives me the chance to tell the story how my first book came to be published. It actually gives me a chance to tell the world what...
If you are like me, you are always seeking out the books and teachers who inspire and motivate writers and non-writers alike. To that end, I polled a bunch of friends, tweeps, and writers from all over and asked them: What writing books do you love? What has done the...
Why is it that lately I can't get any of my friends to stick to Five Things. It's called "Five Things" for a reason. But much to my chagrin, they all are a bunch of overachievers—sending in 6, 9, or even 11 things. And considering I only send them 10 questions...
When you go to a conference, in my case, The Surrey International Writers' Conference, you never expect to arrive and have to undergo four security checks by RCMP just to get into the hotel, dodge past a couple hundred protesters, as well as having been pre-screened...
I met Elisabeth Naughton a few years ago at an author dinner that was great fun. She made a comment about someone's age being "really old." It happened to be how old I was at the time—much to her embarrassment. I have teased her mercilessly since and in the...
I adore Katharine Ashe because she's the sort of hip, cool chick who writes her own rules. And she is as much a smart aleck as I am—maybe more so. Love that in a person. Hope you get to like her as well! Here are Five Things about Katharine Ashe: 1) Favorite...
