Or, as Willy Wonka said, “Strike that. Reverse it.” I’m leaving tomorrow night on the first leg of my journey to the City of Angels, with a stop off first to visit mah bestie, Lauren Dane. I will be a guest at Chez Dane, and I hear I will even have a BED! To sleep [...]

First of all, thanks to everyone who wished me Happy Birthday. It was exciting, turning 40. I mean, it ended up that it was pretty mellow, since I’d had the big party the week before and all, but yesterday was nice. Quiet. Today, it’s back to work. I’m writing a really fun story that will [...]

Two nights ago, I got up in the middle of the night, as is my wont, and stumbled on sleep-clumsy feet to the bathroom. I can’t see without my glasses, much less in the dark, and plus I’m terrified of looking in the mirror and being overcome with an irrestistable compulsion to say “Bloody Mary” [...]

10.  It’s the last one scheduled for the East Coast until…the next time I have one. (None are scheduled, it could be a really, really long time.) 9. Even if you buy ALL my books, it’s still cheaper than coughing up the bucks for an iPad2. (But if you want one of those, there’s an [...]

Last Saturday, I had a birthday party. I’ll be turning 40 next week and decided to celebrate with a Zombie Prom. And it was, hands-down, the BEST. PARTY. EVAR. I love that so many people were willing to come dressed as zombies (or zombie hunters — though we also had a few “victims” in the [...]

Hooray! Out today from Carina Press –   After Agent Kendall Frasier’s partner is shot in “friendly fire” during a drug bust, she agrees to take a week’s vacation on a tropical island as part of her psychiatric evaluation. Sand, sun, sea—what could be better to help her work through her guilt? Even if the [...]

Today I finished up and sent off the revision/proposal/thingy that I had to do for that YA that seems to be sending some of you into paroxysms of joy. (Thank you for that!) I have exactly 7 work days left before I leave for the Romantic Times convention. WHOOOOOWHEEEE! And in that time, I intend [...]

So. My assignment: revise a partial of a YA novel I wrote a year ago. I didn’t disagree with anything that was suggested, if anything, I was glad to have a focus for revisions. Left to my own devices, I wouldn’t have done any work on that book — too much other stuff to do, [...]

Oy. Last night I dreamed about zombies all night long. All. Night. Long. I dreamed about running away from zombies, I dreamed about having to climb up to high places (you know they can’t climb ladders!) Zombie kids on skateboards. Zombie throngs! Also some other stuff about…something I can’t remember but I’m sure it was [...]

I didn’t exactly take my week “off.” I finished All Fall Down and sent it off, yes indeed, but then I did end up doing a leetle bit of work here and there in between watching Downton Abbey (OMG LOVE) and…well…what the heck DID I do with all that time? Hmmm. I’d be hard pressed [...]