Well, folks, I've finally put together a dedicated #PitchMe page. If you're actually looking at my blog, you should be able to find ...

People like to ask me to plug their products on my blog: "We really think your readers will want to hear about our latest gadget, the ...

A week or two ago, an amazing thing happened: I held a finished book in my hands, and it had my name on it. The first copies of THE SOUND OF...

Well, it's 2015. (Actually, it's been 2015 for, like, a week, but I'm sure you already noticed.) In my personal life, it feels l...

To celebrate the blog's fifth birthday , I'm giving away three books and three partial critiques. The winning readers will be able t...

Apparently, the answer is yes (and I have the archives to prove it). In some ways, it feels like it hasn't been that long, but in other ...

The blog has a new look courtesy of Icey Designs ! It took us a few tries to get to this design, but I love how it turned out. I told Hafsah...

I'm turning the blog over to you today (or at least the comments section of this post). If you have a question, comment, or suggestion, ...

Superagent Kate was kind enough to post an interview with me  yesterday, so if you have a few minutes, you might check it out. Among other t...

I don’t post a lot of pictures, especially of my kids, but in this particular case, a picture really is worth a thousand words:) (Besides...

First things first. Agented writer and blogging friend Mindy McGinnis--better known to most of you as bigblackcat97--has started a new query...

I'm in California all this week, but not at SCBWI LA 2011. (Or was SCBWI LA just a weekend thing? Well, either way, I'm clearly not ...

Just popping in to let you know I’ll post this week’s interview NEXT week, because we all need a little unexpectedness in our lives:) Sarah ...

Katrina DeLallo of The World Crafter’s Inkspot recently gave me this cheery award. (Even though last week was a bit of a downer. Sorry abo...

...Until now:) Several weeks ago, three lovely ladies asked me to do an interview, and I must say, it’s just as fun to be the interviewee ...

I recently received this blog bling from three lovely bloggers, Cambria Dillon , Kristine Asselin , and Katrina DeLallo . Thanks, ladies, f...

My first guest blog went up yesterday! I was going to post about it then, but we had a few technical difficulties, so I ended up posting ab...

Today, I’m thankful for my health, which I only seem to notice after I get sick. First off, I won’t be posting an agent interview this wee...

Fellow bloggers Ishta Mercurio (awesome name, don’t you think? Ishta, you should name one of your characters after yourself:) ) and Caro...

No agent interview for you this week, although I've got some great stuff in the pipeline, including another interactive installment with...