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Hitting the road...
It's been a long time since I've posted, but I'm heading to my former hometown of Austin tomorrow to finally meet my agent in person! Should see a lot of old friends & a lot of new friends. Nervous, but looking forward to it, too! -
Happy Heart Day!
Love to all on Valentine's Day!
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3 posts a year...
...may not be enough. I had mostly forgotten that blogs exist. Or at least that LiveJournal exists. Whoops. Hope all is merry & bright! -
Five fantastic things on Friday
I'm alive! Yeah...it's been 6 months since I posted. I had to update my journal style from a winter theme & figure out my password to log in! Whoops ( Read more... ) -
Agent Appreciation Day
Kody Keplinger, author of the forthcoming novel The Duff, came up with the idea of Agent Appreciation Day, which is today! Many writers are blogging about their agents today (see a partial list here).
I wouldn't want my own fabulous agent, Ammi-Joan Paquette of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency, to feel unappreciated, so I had to come out of blog ( Read more... ) -
Why not live in the Austin area? ;-)
I'm updating this post in December to say we've now lowered our home price by more than $18,000 from our starting price! Please tell anyone you know who lives in the Austin area (or wants to!) and needs a house! It's crazy cheap for 4 bedrooms and a big backyard! Great neighborhood with lots of parks and great schools. And there are big government ( Read more... ) -
Thankful Thursday
I aim to be thankful every day, in every circumstance, even when it looks like things are falling down around me. Today started out pretty cloudy, but silver linings started appearing soon. A few writing-related things I'm thankful for today ( Read more... ) -
Have I got a deal for you!
Our house near Austin FINALLY went on the market today! Please buy it or tell anyone who might be interested! Nice neighborhood, great schools, big yard, lots of storage space, 5 parks & a public pool in easy walking distance, plenty of shopping and restaurants in the area, 3 miles from the mall, only a few miles north of the Austin city limit... ( Read more... ) -
What's love got to do with it?
Some weeks back, my friend Rosemary Clement-Moore won the 2009 RITA award for best young adult romance novel for her book Highway to Hell. (Congrats again, Rosemary!) This expanded my definition of "romance novel," because the romance in that book takes a back seat to the paranormal mystery and adventure ( Read more... ) -
The write kind of weekend
I've been so overwhelmed by our move and the ongoing stress of trying to get our Austin-area house ready to sell that I haven't been blogging or writing much, though I have been reading blogs and writing boards, etc ( Read more... )