Category: Authors

Is there anything harder than finding the world’s most perfect pair of Jeans? Maybe not if you happen to possess the world’s finest legs/backside. I do not. Not even close. But once in a while, that whole cosmic karma thing works in my favor, and I end up with great jeans that do their job

So I’ve never been any good at April Fooling. Maybe it’s because I think it’s mean. Maybe it’s because I’m the one who has to clean up whatever it is . Maybe because, at my core, I have no sense of humor. That’s sounding more and more likely. Last year, Scott rigged this terrifyingly realistic

I have spent the last 28 hours (minus a little sleep) getting filled up with things to think about (and eventually blog about). Here are a few of them: Does every writer write with an agenda, and if so what is mine? How do I write a virtuous book that is also fun (not cream

What about this? I never quite know what to think when my favorite kiddo books go to the Big Screen… But I’ll suspend judgment till October 16th.

I didn’t write my words yet this morning. I did get in 80% of my situps, so there’s something to feel good about. But the rest of the day is about doing stuff for other people. I hope I’ll get to the writing part at some point. Hey – if I keep going here, does

I haven’t posted for a few days because I’ve been outside loving the spring. It’s on hold right now, though, so I can sit here and watch the snow out the window. I’m working on a story that’s turning out very differently than I’d thought it would. First drafts are pretty fascinating, aren’t they? Here

Its coming. I can feel it. The frost is still shining on everything, at least until the sun hits it, but then – yeah! warm is coming. Sun is coming. Even a little sunburn is coming. We’re scootering and biking and walking and raking and standing without shivering and loving it! Hooray for you, Spring.

Yeah, I know. Nobody cares. And although I know it’s true, I still need to write them down. And it’s best to do that somewhere pretty public, where people may know if I succeed and will surely know if I fail. Here they are: 100 sit-ups every day (I go 40/40/20, because I certainly can’t