My mother died on December 15, 2000. That’s a long time ago. So why do I find myself thinking of her more during this bizarre period of isolation and fear? ... Read more
Yes, I’ve been very, very busy with bookish things. Full-time busy. And I’m all over the place. Literally. But you can find me! And I’m still here too. Find information ... Read more
By now most writers who follow articles about writing on Medium.com (and many who don’t) have read and freaked out about “The Article:” “How to Lose a Third of a ... Read more
There’s no denying the appeal to readers of a series or a trilogy. When I think about it, I realize that I truly fell in love with reading because of ... Read more
I’d never been to BookCon before. The book conferences I’ve attended only include BookExpo America (about 10 years ago), which is really a trade conference, and a few Historical Novel ... Read more
I see on quick glance that my blog is saturated with images of Listen to the Wind, my book that just came out. So I’ll give you a different image, one ... Read more
It’s been seven years since I had a book published. Fourteen years since I started writing Listen to the Wind. It makes me so happy to have a book coming out ... Read more
What strikes me first is how much the publishing process has changed since 2012, when my last book was published. Granted, that was with a mainstream publisher (Bloomsbury USA Children’s), ... Read more
It’s all getting very real. I’ve been doing the kinds of things I probably should have done with my books published by big publishers. But who really knew then? For ... Read more
It occurs to me that people out there might be interested in reading about my journey as an author whose books are being published by a small press So I ... Read more
