Writing is a Blessing

I don't know how I missed this book as a kid. I heard of it, but thought it was some sort of war story. I couldn't have been more wr...

I happen to run across this book in Barnes and Noble and it sounded like a enjoyable little read on the way to work, so I bought it. Was I e...

As the old year comes to a close and a new year takes its place, remember this: Life is short. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, L...

The Young Adult book market is rife with stories that incorporate paranormal elements. Such books are often exciting, suspenseful and captu...

On Tuesday, I attended a young adult panel presented by the NY chapter of SCBWI. The presenters consisted of two editors: Krista Marino, Sen...

I received the nicest e-mail from Barry Lyga thanking me for the review of his book and touching on some of the issues that occur when an au...

If you have read my introductory post as well as my All about Me profile, you'll recall I stated that in addition to discussing literary...

Julie Hadden, the first runner up on season 4 of The Biggest Loser has written an inspirational weight loss book. It is being released this...

Since there were only three ladies in the US and Canada that didn't have a copy of New Moon, I did some networking and got two more copi...

I've e-mailed three authors whose work I really like. One sent back a rather extensive reply. She answered questions I had about the ori...

I spoke to several people today to get their opinion of New Moon. The sentiment was the same: it was good, but not as good as Twilight. They...

If anyone is interested in the opportunity to receive a pristine copy of New Moon, please leave a comment. Include a reference to your desi...

I don't usually go to see movies on opening night, but I was near the theatre after work and the next showing available was less than ...

The second day of the conference, the attendees read the first two pages of their manuscript. It was evident that people had put a lot of th...

The first word that comes to mind after attending this conference is SUBJECTIVE. I learned there is no one standard for what will lead an ag...

The other day, someone I met mentioned she was writing a book. Naturally I was curious and asked what it was about. She said it was about he...