Sunday, September 6, 2009

How to Escape from the Trunk of a Car – YES I Can

Why am I not surprised that the Other Margaret was the only one to get this? (She really IS that brilliant & a mix of BC's Marian, with a hint of Amma's talents.) If you didn't read my previous post, I made five statements & asked people to guess which one was a lie. Here's […]

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

True Lies

Picture this: I'm in an abandoned warehouse with an incredibly psychotic villain who wants: a million dollars, government secrets, a map to the Lost City… you get the idea. Think James Bond movies (Daniel Craig, not Pierce Brosnan). My life is at stake, people. And the only way I'm getting alive is if my friend […]

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

The Cave of Revisions

This is the Cave of Revisions. Every writer's cave looks a little different, but this is mine. And it's where I've been all summer. But this week was different – this week, I barely came out. What is it like in the cave? That's what my friends want do know. What do you do in […]

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Southern Writers Tour – Saundra Mitchell

There's an important stop we need to make on the tour, a stop that I'm willing to bet will send you right to your local bookstore or library. I fell in love with the novel, SHADOWED SUMMER, in the first chapter. There was something about it–the way I found myself sweating in the Louisiana heat […]

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Southern Writers Tour – Deborah Wiles

The next stop on our tour is a long way from vampires and into the shelves of middle grade fiction. Most of you probably don't read a lot of middle grade fiction, unless you happen to be a librarian or a teacher. As an elementary school Reading Specialist, I've read my share and one of […]

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Comi-Con – Our First Signing

   I will be heading to Comi-Con tomorrow for our first signing on Friday (11:00, Booth #1116). There are several ways this can play out. But I'm a glass half full, worst-case-scenario-kind-of-girl, so here is my Top Ten: 1. Margie and I are sitting at a table stacked with our beautiful ARCs, while people wander […]

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