Several years ago (or maybe several more than that), I saw a quote from a well-known novelist that belittled children's literature: ...

One year ago today, THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING was published. I knew this day was coming, so I've spent the last week reflecting ...

In case you missed it last week, The NaNoWriMo Blog featured my guest post on Friday as part of their "Choose Your Camp" series....

One of the best parts of organizing online writing contests is watching new writers' journeys unfold. R.C. Hancock , who was on my team ...

When S.L. Bynum entered GRIM CRUSH in one of the very first rounds of "An Agent's Inbox," The Agent said that her writing wa...

I'm not a channel surfer--if there's a show I want to watch, I watch it--but Honey Bear is, and I've started to notice a pattern...

I should preface this by saying that I don't write thrillers. Every time I try, someone shoots me down, so there’s a possibility that I ...

By now, I'm sure most of you have heard about the ongoing "My Writing Process" blog tour, which has been making the rounds. Th...

Critique partner and agent sister  Amy and I recently had a candid conversation about how we balance writing and motherhood, and superagent...

We drive the stretch of I-15 between Mesquite and Kaysville several times a year, so I'm pretty sure I have the whole thing memorized. I...

Join us next Thursday, October 10, for an INTERACTIVE installment of "Interview with an Agent" with Christa Heschke of McIntosh ...

I've been unhappy several times the last couple of months. More than several times, actually, and every time I feel myself succumbing t...

I don't know about you, but I often wish I could talk to an expert when my characters are involved with things I know nothing about. The...

I’m thankful for a thousand things--literally, a thousand--but since listing all of them would make for an overly epic blog post, I want to ...

So many things remind me of writing (I’m sure you understand), so when I heard this talk from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf a few weeks ago, ...

If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed I'm a tennis fan. I stumbled onto Wimbledon while channel-surfing one lazy summer da...

When I was a teenager, I had this List of Qualities My Future Husband Will Have. I can’t remember if I ever wrote it down (I really, really ...

Adams Canyon is a popular hike in my hometown. The trailhead is only a few miles up the highway from my parents' house, so I've hike...

I'm away from home and not finding a lot of time to blog, so I thought I'd throw an older post up here that didn't get a lot of ...

I’ve been trying to come up with an obligatory New Year’s post for a few days now, but nothing’s come to mind, so I’ll just fire a few rando...