You know how I mentioned last week that The Way We Fall ARCs were on their way? Well, they arrived even sooner than I imagined! I opened the package, eager to hold my book as an actual book for the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2011
You may remember a couple weeks back I talked about a kids writing workshop I’m running this month. I think it’s going really well and the kids are turning out some great stories, but I am finding that a few … Continue reading
This blog has been very quiet the last couple weeks, but for good reasons. I have been doing lots of writing and other important things! I think you will agree that finishing books is more important than writing blog entries. … Continue reading
I’m heading off in a couple of hours to teach a writing workshop at the local library. The class is going to span four Saturdays, and I’m hoping to take the kids all the way through the creative process, from … Continue reading
When an idea strikes you, what do you do with it? Write it down in detail or as it jumps out at you? Or do you make an outline of it? To some extent, it depends on how strongly the … Continue reading
Naturally, as I have just gotten back from Japan, I have started reworking my Japan book! (I wrote a very rough first draft a couple years ago, but I didn’t want to take it any further until I’d actually visited … Continue reading
Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Great Paperback GHOST Giveaway, and extra thanks to those who helped spread the word! I tallied up all the entries and ran them through my number randomizer, and the winners are… For … Continue reading