Resolution: Have More Grit

I just saw True Grit starring Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin. It was fantastic. But it made me realize how lacking I am in grit. Could you, like Mattie Ross (played by the amazing 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, the true star of the movie), endure hangings, gunfights, stabbings, having to sleep next to […]

Best of 2010!

Abandon series

Sure, 2010 had its downsides: the horrible economy, the earthquake in Haiti, the BP oil spill, just to name a few. The weather certainly could have been better. And what was with all those bedbugs? But in what other year has something touched all of us as deeply as the miraculous rescue of those Chileans […]

The Palatine Guard Human Resources Handbook

Here are some facts that may have escaped your notice until now, but of which I feel you CANNOT go into the holiday weekend without being made aware: If you hold a sparkler to a mannequin’s dress, it WILL catch on fire. If you go away for the holiday weekend, some kids might make a […]

Reviews

This past weekend He Who Shall Not Be Not Named In This Blog found out his father has to have open heart surgery. Then the US got knocked out of the World Cup (but congrats, Brazil)! Then I couldn’t remember where I was when Michael Jackson died, and everyone on the news kept saying NO […]

Giving Back: Or, You’re Probably Fine

OK, yours are way better than mine. I loved hearing back from so many of you about your secret heart’s desires! One thing about secret heart’s desires, though (besides the fact that they’re supposed to be a secret. So no one has to know that you to want to be, oh, I don’t know, a […]

Secret Heart’s Desire

What’s your secret heart’s desire? I know you have one. We all do (beyond our basic human need for food, shelter, and companionship). Mine’s to find a dead body (NOT someone I know). I know that’s totally gross. But I love the show Law and Order, and I’ve lived in New York City for years […]

Cheese, Eggs, and The Truth

Okay. So this week alone: 1. I had a new book come out. 2. I had an article on Huffington Post. 3. I had to remind myself of the famous Janeane Garofalo quote from The Truth About Cats & Dogs:“You can love your pets. But just don’t loooooove your pets…” 4. Glee had its season […]

Grandmas Have Taken Charge

He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog took me to see Killers the other night. (I’ve been feeling a little down about the oil. Who hasn’t been? It’s not here yet in Key West, but according to this map, it’s coming eventually). To my surprise, I left the movies feeling less horrible, which […]

Memorial Day/Insatiable Page

Memorial Day Weekend! Official start of summer! Barbecues, beach, movies, and BOOKS (to be read for fun, not school). I was supposed to get a pool/hot tub combo for my birthday (back in February). Will the new one be ready in time to use this weekend? We’ll see. But something that IS ready? The all […]

Is Your Boyfriend A Vampire?

People of the world, I know you’re sick of vampires. But if we’re going to survive as a species, we’ve got to stop living in denial and face this simple fact: Vampires are real!* You know it’s true. It’s why you’ve been feeling so tired lately. A vampire secretly sucked out a little bit of […]

Insatiable Book Trailer/PW Review

I can’t believe it’s less than three weeks until Insatiable comes out! I’m super excited about it. Because in times like these—when volcanic ash is spewing all over one part of the world, and oil is gushing up from the ocean in another, and we’re apparently going to be without new episodes of Law and […]

Insatiable on the Bidding Block

Now you have a chance to bid on an exclusive sneak peek (and autographed) copy of my new book for adult readers, Insatiable (my first paranormal for adults, not due in stores until June 8), AND do some good for the flooded city of Nashville! Just go here and bid!

Q and A

I’ve been getting tons of questions recently—everything from “Should I go to the prom even though prom sucks?” to “Does my liking Taylor Swift make me not a feminist?” to “Can I get a copy of your new book Insatiable to review for my book site?” to “Is it true that blond girl from Life […]

Meg’s Do’s and Don’ts for a Long-Lasting Relationship

Happy Easter and Passover! And of course to those of you who celebrate the NCAA (as at least one person has been doing in my house all weekend), happy that, too! For those of you who missed it, on April 1 I celebrated my 17th wedding anniversary (obviously, I was a child bride). Many have […]

Insatiable

Busted! I was kind of trying to keep a low profile about my adult Summer 2010 release because a) I’m still tweaking it (it’s kind of hard to finish a book when your husband breaks his ankle!), and