Madison Public Library ~ Self-Publishing Workshop
Last Saturday I was invited to join a panel at my local library on self-publishing. The workshop took place at our newly remodeled central library in downtown Madison. They have all kinds of fun...
View ArticleWinding Down ~ The Year in Review
As the year winds to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect back. A year ago, I said to myself that this would be the year of travel, and yes, it was. Mostly it was fun book-related travel....
View ArticleFun with Food in the Deep Freeze – Baby, It’s Cold Outside
That’s right! Baby it’s cold outside. So cold my dogs won’t go out any more. Not sure how that’ll work out later tonight. Today temps have been in the negative double digits all day, and while I should...
View ArticleLife of a Writer – Procrastination
I’m nearing the end of my current manuscript. This is a very good and very bad thing. It’s good, because this book is what I affectionately call Garrett’s Book. I’ll let you know the real title in a...
View ArticleBe creative and win and ARC of Royally Lost!
The release of Royally Lost is just around the corner and I’m so excited for you all to read it. But if you’d like a sneak peek and your own autographed Advanced Reader Copy, here’s your chance to win...
View ArticleDeadlines and a Little Bit of Crazy
It’s done. Almost. The third book in the Jamieson Collection, the one about Garrett and his latest antics, is days from being turned in to my publisher, HarperTeen. I’ve been thinking about this book...
View ArticleRelease Day Random Thoughts
As most people on the planet know, today is the book birthday for Royally Lost. You may wonder what that means. Do authors spend the day celebrating? Do we put our feet up and eat chocolate all day in...
View ArticleSummer Camp Spent Frog Catching & Tie Dying
I love summer camp. I only went once as a kid, but my husband grew up going to a family camp. Once we had kids we started going and it’s a carefree week of sun and fun. Each family gets their own cabin...
View ArticleAll in a Day’s Work – A Day on the UW Campus
I haven’t posted in forever mostly because life is busy, but I’ve had a colorful couple of days doing research and thought I’d share. Here are some pictures that represent the next book. I’m sure you...
View ArticleMagic Laptops and Traveling Suitcases
Two of my favorite things Not long ago I was thinking about favorite things and I wondered what mine are. It took a lot of mulling it over before I realized mine are a little unusual. Set aside all the...
View ArticleBlizzard of 2016 ~ New York City’s Snowpocalypse
New York City during the January blizzard was an unexpected treat. I took the trip to attend the first ever Broadway Con and complete some book research, but what I got was an historic snow storm of...
View ArticleWhat’s Up?
People often ask what it’s like to be a writer, and since I haven’t posted in a while and have a bad case of procrastination, I thought I’d give you an update. There is often a lot of jugging in my...
View ArticleWinding Down ~ The Year in Review
As the year winds to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect back. A year ago, I said to myself that this would be the year of travel, and yes, it was. Mostly it was fun book-related travel....
View ArticleWinding Down ~ The Year in Review
As the year winds to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect back. A year ago, I said to myself that this would be the year of travel, and yes, it was. Mostly it was fun book-related travel....
View ArticleFun with Food in the Deep Freeze – Baby, It’s Cold Outside
That’s right! Baby it’s cold outside. So cold my dogs won’t go out any more. Not sure how that’ll work out later tonight. Today temps have been in the negative double digits all day, and while I should...
View ArticleLife of a Writer – Procrastination
I’m nearing the end of my current manuscript. This is a very good and very bad thing. It’s good, because this book is what I affectionately call Garrett’s Book. I’ll let you know the real title in a...
View ArticleBe creative and win and ARC of Royally Lost!
The release of Royally Lost is just around the corner and I’m so excited for you all to read it. But if you’d like a sneak peek and your own autographed Advanced Reader Copy, here’s your chance to win...
View ArticleDeadlines and a Little Bit of Crazy
It’s done. Almost. The third book in the Jamieson Collection, the one about Garrett and his latest antics, is days from being turned in to my publisher, HarperTeen. I’ve been thinking about this book...
View ArticleRelease Day Random Thoughts
As most people on the planet know, today is the book birthday for Royally Lost. You may wonder what that means. Do authors spend the day celebrating? Do we put our feet up and eat chocolate all day in...
View ArticleSummer Camp Spent Frog Catching & Tie Dying
I love summer camp. I only went once as a kid, but my husband grew up going to a family camp. Once we had kids we started going and it’s a carefree week of sun and fun. Each family gets their own cabin...
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