How does the book-worthy idea find you?
My first post at The Debutante Ball is up this morning—read about the moment I knew I had a book-worthy idea. I was blow-drying my hair. I HATE to blow-dry [...]
How to get the writing done
Just finished the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey and found lots of great quotes about how artists get work done. Currey ends his book with this one—probably because it [...]
Books whose movies are just as good—or even better
Was thinking about movies made from books that manage to be just as good or even better than the books. Sacrilege? Maybe. The topic came up at home when my [...]
BLACK HOUR book cover reveal and contest!
Unless you've read the book (and I can count those people on one hand), you may not know how spot-on perfect this is—but it is. Thank you to Seventh Street [...]
In which writing is a long game in a team sport
I’ve talked to several people who are surprised when I say I’m still ten months away from the publication of The Black Hour, my first novel. This is a long [...]
Break out the champagne
Sorry for the radio silence. I've been busy with the usual, and then the stuff I'm hoping will become my new usual, like book edits. But I have to get [...]
Release date
Big news today: I have a release date, and a confirmed title. The Black Hour will be released July 8, 2014!
Bookstore-free zone
Last week, someone from Seventh Street Books, my publisher, asked me for my hometown. This in itself is a complex question, because I lived in the country when I was [...]
Great book for writing to readers
I just read a great book about how fiction works in and on the brain, a great tool for writing to engage readers. Writing to engage readers, she says. Someone [...]
Printers Row 2013
This past weekend I went to Printers Row Lit Fest. I've been before, many times. This year, though, I was an AUTHOR. Check it. That is my Chuck Taylor, and [...]
