Hi friends! This is kind of a summer reading challenge (for adults!), although it doesn’t have to be for summer—any time is a great time to read around the world. I got the idea for a global reading challenge when I was shelving fiction in our new place. I was noticing the books set in foreign countries, and thinking about
Hi, everyone! Wow, I didn’t have any blog posts since the last WIP Wednesday…and that almost never happens. Well, a lot has been going on. We made a move from our condo in Studio City to a rental house in North Hollywood, and we are still unpacking. I was heartbroken by the news and my thoughts have been preoccupied with
Hey friends! I just finished this scene one minute ago, and now I’m sharing it with you all…because this is WIP Wednesday, the first Wednesday of the month, when I share an excerpt from a work in progress and invite you to do the same in the comments section. Obviously, it’s okay if it’s rough! We only have a few
Hey there, brilliant, funny, good-looking reader! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to compliment people. Even though we all know how to compliment someone, it’s easy for me, at least, to forget to do it when I get too focused on my work. But I know how a compliment can make someone’s day. Some of us have gotten
Hey friends! I often recommend setting up an author website, and I get a lot of questions from people who can’t figure out what to put on an author website if they had only published one book—or if they hadn’t published anything yet. The truth is, you could have one of the best author websites out there, even if you’re
As I’m writing this on Sunday, I’m looking forward to visiting my brother and his family. For the past two weeks, we’ve all been anxious about his daughter, one of my favorite people in the world (seriously; I dedicated my last book to her), who’s been sick with COVID-9 symptoms: fever, cough, body aches, shortness of breath, and exhaustion. The
Hi friends! A lot has changed in the world since our last WIP Wednesday. My niece in Chicago—the one I dedicated The Equinox Stone to, and the one I made plans with to go to a Supernatural convention this summer—has been sick and quarantined to her room with COVID-9 symptoms for two weeks now. I just want her to start