Paperback Writer

At the end of every year I sift through the archives to see how things went, what I accomplished and where I might improve things with PBW a...

Ten Things for Writers to Do for the New Year Get to know your characters better by creating a character palette or making up some charac...

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I had a post scheduled for today that was good but rather depressing, and as I was reviewing it just now I thought it might be good to simpl...

We made a trip into the city yesterday to have some fun and spend a few gift cards. I think I did very well at B&N with mine: We al...

I hope all of you out there are enjoying the holidays. I must have been on Santa's nice list this year, judging by the lovely bunch of ...

I'm taking the day off to bake cookies and keep our cat from knocking over the Christmas tree (even at seventeen years old he loves to c...

Ten Things to Help with Last-Minute Gifting I think the best gift for the person who has everything is a charitable donation in their name...

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After I sent that letter to you last year I thought it might be a good idea to write again. After all, the world did not end, writers kept...

Warning, very adorable. Also has background music, for those of you at work: Flocons et carottes (Snowflakes and Carrots) (2010) from S...

Yes, there is an online test that will determine exactly how British you are. And yes, it's very silly. But if I have to post one mor...

Today I'm over visiting at That's What I'm Talking About blog for their Mistletoe Madness event, at which you can read Three Gi...

This is for the German edition of Frostfire ; Kyndred #3, which will be released next fall. I've been delighted with every book they...

Ten Things About Shopping for Gifts Online Check out Etsy.com for the best handmade gifts by independent artists; here's a gal who wi...

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One of my favorite gifts to give to a friend during the holidays is a bag of new books. I'll make the bag and hand-pick the reads, whic...

It's tough to describe what writing is like from the author's perspective, especially how the creative part feels while it's hap...

Today I'm over visiting at The Good, The Bad and The Unread blog to talk about how many of our modern Christmas traditions got their st...