My writing and my parenting seem to be taking over my ability to churn out blog posts. Huh. Didn’t see that one coming. So I thought I’d...

This book is about a girl named Aly who wants to be a spy. Her parents (Alanna and George from The Song of the Lioness Quartet What I...

I’m taking another vacation from my blog. So here’s a cute picture from flickr (photo by SimonWhitaker) to tide you over. #monkeys...

What happens when you read? How does your brain derive meaning from words on a page? My writing buddy Livia, attempts to answer these...

Here are my favorite new-to-me children’s books this year, in order by author. Last year, I used Indiebound for this list, but for some...

And even though I didn’t get around to the full 50k, I got a lot done. Writing a novel takes a lot more effort than just writing words on...

A weird, wacky ode to Don Quixote (free Kindle version). I might go so far as to call it a modern retelling, but I haven’t read Don...

Now that you’ve planned out your group and advertised for members, what’s next? Step #3: Selecting Members Once you have a bunch of...

I’m off celebrating my birthday someplace warm. I’ll be back next week with another exciting blog post. Till then, here’s a picture of a...

I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this year! The point of National Novel Writing Month is basically to take one month to write one new full...

Now that you’ve planned out your group, what’s next? Step #2: Finding Members If you are already part of a large writing group, it may...

Step #1: Planning When I was starting up our group (or rather when we were starting our group since I started it with another writer who...

Q: From writer DH (question edited for clarity): If you don’t mind, I’m having a hard time writing a scene for childbirth, and I can’t...

I recently went to the Central Park Zoo (which isn’t nearly as impressive as the Bronx Zoo, but still pretty nice) and was thrilled to...

After almost two and a half years of writing full time, I’ve finally realized that I need to write. It’s not about being published for...

When I was little, I knew I wanted to be was a scientist or a mathematician. After going to college and finding out more about the fields...

I blog a lot about books and a lot about TV. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good TV show as much (or maybe more) than the next girl, but...

An amazing book. I thought I’d read it already in the sixth grade and had hated it, but in fact I’d read The Wish Giver and was too...

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games was one of my favorite books and this last book in the trilogy did not disappoint. Full of...

I miss the good old days before the baby (writing-wise, at least). I’d roll out of bed, eat breakfast, and then write until I was...