Happy last day of May! I’m celebrating today because as of tomorrow—and for the full month of June—I will be a writing machine and won’t see much of anything beyond my computer and the screen of my imagination. The outline…
(Parenthetically)
I have a new project that I’m SO excited to tell you about. I’ve teamed up with some fabulous YA writers to create our own YouTube vlogging channel called Parenthetically. We’re just getting started, but expect to have several new…
the remains of the day
We had a really cool visitor to our yard this week: (That’s a pileated woodpecker, and it’s HUGE.) (And isn’t that a cool piece of wood? It’s from a neighbor’s tree that came down in a storm and it was…
The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing (a.k.a. I Need Your Help!)
Hey! So, I wanted to tell you a little bit about the ups and downs of self-publishing, and offer a way that YOU (who are so wonderfully supportive and have read and loved my book) can help AND get a…
Being Foolish
Hey, you guys! I vlogged about a little bit of book news and it’s *possible* I also sang a song. Maybe. (Because that’s what I do. Or used to do.) Check it out. (That screen shot’s a NICE look, isn’t…
Starting Anew
I’m almost done with the outline of Book Two, and really anxious to start writing it. As I’ve gone through a few drafts of the outline, I’ve been piling them on my desk (which is already piled with plenty of…
For the Birds
Over the weekend we went to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to their annual Migration Celebration and Steve took some fabulous pictures of a few of the birds we got to ooh and ahh over. I should tell you that…
Being Bookish
It’s been very bookish around here with having just plundered the library book sale over the weekend, finished reading my friend Megan’s manuscript this morning, and getting some good work done on my next book. I’m getting into the groove,…
The Wrap-Up
1. This has been a WEEK. My brother John had surgery on his spine today that appears to have gone very well. They removed 80-90% of a couple of tumors that have been causing him a LOT of pain lately.…