Recently I decided that what I really want to write (at least for now) is YA mystery books. I don’t know why it took me so long to come to this conclusion. I’ve always loved reading suspense novels, and a good rule of thumb is to write something you’d enjoy reading. And the good news is that I finally have… View Post
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I am not a tech person. For the longest time I didn’t want a Kindle e-reader (or an e-reader of any kind). Because I’m a fan of paper books. I like the way they smell and feel. I like looking at the cover and reading the inside flap. I like the physical act… View Post
I find that middle grade novels, written for kids ages 8 to 12, are quite popular in the publishing world. After all, with book reports and daily reading logs, this age group is basically forced to read fiction. And after the success of the Harry Potter series, it isn’t just kids who are reading middle grade novels. There are… View Post
What if I never write again? I haven’t been writing much lately. I suspect this has something to do with my seven month old baby. She’s now taking two naps a day, one in the morning (when I shower), and one mid-day (when I eat lunch). She’s decided she doesn’t need to nap for longer than forty-five minutes, and… View Post
Losing My Stories I’ve been thinking a lot this past week about the people of Houston and the surrounding areas. Some of the pictures in the news have been so awful I literally pressed my hand to my heart when I saw them . My husband and I are donating to the Central Texas Food Bank because we feel like we… View Post