What's your medium?  Two winters back I took a ten-week watercolor class because I thought it would be fun to explore a technique that l...

I've always been intrigued by the idea of an "altered book," probably due to the sheer fear factor:  "Take a published b...

Let's face it:  Everybody lies.  Whether it's telling your mother-in-law her lasagna is the best in the world just as you're won...

Big news:  the WIP is finished!  At 451 manuscript pages, it's a huge weight off my shoulders--for the moment, at least.  Starting this ...

When it comes to revising your manuscript, you want to be ruthless--to your pages, that is.  Being mean to yourself during the revision pro...

Nancy Drew, Donna Parker, Trixie Belden--what would my childhood have been without these great junior detectives? Not only were they my role...

Happy Thursday, and Happy Blog Awards Day!  The last week has been both busy and fun for me, and I have a lot of people to thank for that, s...