Ghost Story
This is truly a creepy Halloween. Just in time for the spookiest night of the year, a rodent (I pray that it is a rodent and not a larger mammal, such as a human being) crawled into a wall of our house and…. Died. And we cannot find its body. Do you want to know […]
Awesomely Naked Updates
It’s Fantasy Fest Week here in Key West! You think things get crazy in your town for Halloween? Where I live for the week leading up to Halloween, people come from all over the world to party, elect a King and Queen (the two people who raise the most money for AIDs Help), have a […]
Significant Objects
A while ago I was asked to be part of the Significant Objects Project. This is a fun project you might have read about where authors are sent a photo of an object and asked to write a story giving the object new meaning (in under 500 words). Then the story and photo are posted […]
Runaway
What’s that you keep asking me? When are you going to get to see the cover to Runaway, the final book in the Airhead series? Why, that’d be today! I got the final manuscript turned in, the revisions completed, and now I’m just awaiting copy edits (a copy editor works to improve the formatting, accuracy, […]
Strong Female Characters
Guess who’s going to be on Voice of America? That’s right. Me. (And Diana Gabaldon. And Shannon Hale. And Kristin Cashore. Yeah! The theme for the show is Strong Female Characters, in case you didn’t notice.) I know you totally want to listen to it, and you can, by going here. The show will air […]
Meet Judy Blume!
I know, I know…you’ve always wanted to meet Judy Blume. Well, now you have your big chance! On Monday, October 19, she’ll be hosting a night of comedy to celebrate free speech (and benefit the National Coalition Against Censorship) at City Winery in New York City…. And you can be there! (Okay, for $50. But […]
Glitter Girls
Guess what I just got? A big box of the new Allie Finkle adventure, Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out! I know! I was like, didn’t Allie’s Rules for Girls, Stage Fright, just come out? How can the new one be here already? But this is just the advanced reader copy (uncorrected proof) for […]
I Got My Mind Set On You
Today I made a startling discovery. I was putting on my eye makeup and listening to the 80s channel on XM radio (as I do every morning) when they played George Harrison’s I Got My Mind Set On You. That’s when I realized it: This song is totally about writing a book! I know everyone […]
Nights in Rodanthe vs. Rambo 4
Warning: SPOILERS So we’ve been trying to relax by catching up on the recordings on our DVRs. He Who Shall Not Be Named On This Blog doesn’t want me to tell you this, but in addition to long documentaries about Icelandic rock groups (no, really…sometimes they play music with rocks), HWSNBNITB loves to record romantic […]
Ash by Malinda Lo
I’m so excited that Malinda Lo’s brilliant retelling of Cinderella, Ash, is finally in stores! I was fortunate enough to be able to read a review copy of this book a long time ago, and couldn’t wait to be able to talk about it with you. And now here it is! Finally! Publishers Weekly says […]
Betsy Rules
Be sure to check out my piece on the Betsy-Tacy books in today’s Wall Street Journal! Just click here. If you haven’t read the Betsy books yet…what are you waiting for? The Betsy-Tacy Books by Maud Hart Lovelace have been beloved by girls and women since they were first published in the 1940s. Fans of […]
Pass the Luck
I just got home from Birmingham, Alabama, where I got to speak at a luncheon in front of a BIG audience of Books-A-Million sales managers and buyers (hi, guys)! A lot of people think being a writer is just sitting around writing books, then jetting off to sign those books for fans, and then getting […]