Month: February 2010

  • Progress!

    Things are moving. Up, down, sideways, I don’t know. But they’re going, and that’s exciting! The evidence: I am Kiersten’s first Query Week victim guinea pig winner! (Er, no, it wasn’t actually a contest… but whatever.) Today both Kiersten and her agent Michelle Wolfson — and several helpful readers! — gave me feedback on a…

  • In it for the long haul

    Okay, I bought and finished Catching Fire, and can I just say: IS IT AUGUST ALREADY?! I want to read Mockingjay. Like, NOW! Aaauuurrrrggghhhh. {deep breath} Okay, anyway… Since I can’t speed time up and make it August, I will just finish my reading binge (4 books in 3 days so far) with Scott Westerfield’s Uglies.…

  • Getting lost in a good book

    Things I am supposed to do today: • Finish outlining my WIP • Blog • Take care of the dog • Go to a fancy Valentine’s dinner with Andy Things I have actually done so far today: • Read Suzanne Collins’ AMAZING book The Hunger Games For 5.5 hours, her book, her world, her characters…

  • Why write

    Lately I’ve been thinking about why people write. What are people’s reasons for putting pen to paper (or fingers to keys), and are those reasons “legitimate”? Is there such a thing as a bad reason to write? Do you have to have a reason at all? Eric is the one who got me thinking about…

  • Happiness is…

    Sparkling grape juice Playing in 6″ of snow with your dog Building a world (done!) and outlining the accompanying novel (started…) Good sports games, good food, and good friends (go Saints!) Dreaming about Spain What is happiness to you right now?