Too late to blog

It’s late. Way past my bedtime. Had a houseful of delectable YA authors for pizza and a movie and general mirth. will blog it tomorrow. Oh, wait. It IS tomorrow. 12:48 a.m. Okay, later tomorrow. Like daytime, after a snooze and the digestion of the four million...

People, people who read PEOPLE

You wanna know something that feels really, really cool? Opening up the new (Dec. 24th) issue of PEOPLE magazine and seeing your book reviewed in the book section. P. 55. I would like to say that I handled this situation with elegance, grace, and a certain je ne sais...

Interview with a Vamp

My internet is being all kinds of wonky today. Maybe it’s the weather. Baby, it’s COLD outside. And sleeting. And raining. And just generally icky. What I want is a really good, really big snow. I love snow. Sleet, not so much. I just did a Q&A with...

Problems? Word.

Meh. Wanted to write something clever, but I am being forced to help the 4th grader with his math homework, which is like Stevie Wonder helping somebody with a visual field test. I think we established my deficiency in this subject yesterday. What we have on tap...

Counting is Fun!

Tonight, my son said, “Hey, only 14 days until Christmas!” And I said, “No, honey, that can’t be right because it’s 16 days until my book comes out.” He looked at me weird and said, “What’s today’s date?”...

Lost in Stephen King country

Tales of Maine, Part II After bolting for the safety of the Love Machine, Eleanor and I promptly shriek with laughter for a good ten minutes. “What should we do now?” I ask, wiping away tears. “We need some good trash,” E. says. E. and I have a ritual that involves...