Month: September 2011

  • I didn’t want to post all these pictures right after the Nashville ones, but I think enough time has passed now. It’s hard to believe, actually, that it’s been 10 days since Andy and I took his brother to Chicago. It seems simultaneously like just yesterday, and forever ago. We had a great weekend, full…

  • I just want to say a few things today. Connect the dots as you will. … Everyone has scars. Some are bigger than others. Some are so big they split our lives into parts. Before and After. Some scars fade with time. A month, a year, a decade. Some stay fresh forever. Scars are a…

  • Today — late last night, technically — I was over at We Heart YA talking about how YA, like Pinocchio, is a real boy, goshdarnit! It all started with an email I received from a fellow writer. Once you read the WHYA post, you’ll see. Anyway, that was a year and a half ago, and…

  • Things I am supposed to do this month: • Finish my manuscript — for reals. • Start querying agents. Things I am not supposed to do this month: • Redesign my website. Guess which one I’ve been working on today? (In fairness, I’ve only been sketching ideas. And that’s all I’m going to do. Yep. Uh…

  • I haven’t done one of these in a while, eh? Well, what better time to load you up with links than right before a long weekend. You’ll have lots of time to read, right? Right. (Don’t worry, there’s actually only 3, and they’re all great.) 1. Nathan Bransford (formerly a literary agent, currently an author…