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You've all left me breathless with your enthusiasm for this contest! YA fans are the BEST. And you left fabulous answers, too! ...

Yeah, I know, the title* of this post makes it sound like I'm about to launch into a romance story. Not so much. Though I do love the...

Baby hands by The Pip Squeak, Sign by Landee on Etsey This, found on Pinterest and bought on Etsy , is part of St. Matt's ...

No, not with St.Matt – though we'll be going out tonight to celebrate. This is a date YEARS in the making. Years and so many pages and...

I met Morgan years before she was a name on my roster. I met her, unofficially, in the hallways of the elementary school where I taught beca...

I am writing. My mother-in-law is watching the twins and I am writing. I'm writing out of my house. Out of my pajamas. And without o...

I was lucky enough to spend the moment 2011 gave way to 2012 at a wedding surrounded by friends and in formal wear. I'd almost, almost ...

Copyedits! They're here! I've been so excited about their pending arrival that I've had my colored pencils for weeks. I bought...

Why is it that sincere thank you notes are so much harder than ones you're indifferent about? Today I sat down to write the most ...

For someone who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with a lid, and can't clap to a beat for more than two consecutive claps, I...

Happy Halloweenie from some twins who are Teeny Yes, they ARE dressed up like Winston & Churchill ... Hoping your Halloween is full ...

I'm trying to decide if I should dust the cobwebs off my blog or allow them to stay as festive Halloween decorations. Probably du...

Interview with Scott Tracey I'm pleased as pleased can be to have Scott Tracey, author of WITCH EYES , answering questions on my blog ...

Bargaining with babies is hard. I thought the Schmidtlets and I had a deal: no learning to crawl until after I turned in m...

Growing up, I summered in the land of Anne of Green Gables and Gilbert *heart-a-flutter* Blythe. As a grown up, I don't get up there ...

These are too fun to be the product of Stress-Baking.   Rice Krispie Cake Batter Treats - recipe found HERE Maybe they're Proc...

The wonderful thing about being at a writing retreat set in a hunting lodge in the middle of the woods is… well, almost everything. Th...

There are a few awesome things on my desk right now. 1)    My Edit Letter ! I think this makes it official. Well, MORE official. It a...