2011 Favorite Picks

December 1, 2011 Read Comments
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Blog Hiatus: This will be my last post until Wednesday, January 4th, 2012. But you can always chat with me on Twitter. For those of you who celebrate during this time of year, have a splendid holiday season. I hope all of you have a safe and happy New Year! I have *so* much to read --- on my Kindle plus the many books on my nightstand! For me, these are good problems to have. :) I didn't get in as much reading as I wanted but I did find some great books this year. These are just a few of … [Read more...]

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Summer TBR List

May 3, 2011 Read Comments

I don't know about ya'll but this year is really going fast! It's basically almost summer. Summer is my favorite time of year. Why? For one thing the day job isn't a shade of crazy and things calm down a bit. It's also basically when I can really get a lot of writing done and my goal is to finish my YA project and get it ready for submissions later this year. It's also a time when I read more books. Here's what I currently have on my Summer To-Be-Read (TBR) list: Red Glove by Holly … [Read more...]

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Reading While Writing

May 24, 2010 Read Comments

For some of you who have been reading the blog for awhile, you know how much I love reading books. Mostly fiction for teens and kids (because that's what I write) and also craft books about writing. It's nothing for me to read 40-60 books a year (and that's only the fiction). But I've heard other writers state that they can't read novels while they are working on their novel project. One writer friend said that she's afraid of "sounding like the voice she's reading" while another one says … [Read more...]

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