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Archive for February, 2009

The little girl with the red (sorry, golden) hair

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

This just feels like the kind of thing I need to share.
I was in a public restroom today, washing up (as an aside, please wash your hands after using the bathroom, I beg you), and at the other sink was a girl who looked about four or five. The girl was absolutely adorable, and [...]

How to write a novel in three weeks (or two, or one)

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Here’s a great blog post from my favorite writing teacher, Dean Wesley Smith.
Agree with him or not, this should tweak some of your assumptions about how long it takes to write a novel.
And by the way, if you’re ready to start taking your writing career seriously and not only be published but make a good [...]

About the new novel . . .

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Even though I don’t have the cover of my new novel FAT CAT to post yet (wah!), I think it is time to tell you what it’s about. Because although I’m excellent at keeping other people’s secrets, I’m absolutely pathetic when it comes to keeping my own. And since advanced reader copies will [...]

Meg Cabot on how to get an agent

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Because I’m too busy/harried/unimaginative (for blogging, that is–saving it all for the book I’m working on now!), about the best I can manage these days is to point you to other people’s blogs when I think they have something to say you might be interested in.
I really liked what Meg Cabot had to say about [...]

The trance

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

I’ve watched this about five times already, and laugh just as hard every time. The trance is incredible:


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