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The 2012 Oscar Red Carpet Gown-a-pol-ooza
I had so much fun researching the guild awards and events leading up to the Oscars that I thought it would be fun to review the fashions of the red carpet. Since fashion is ultimately objective and I...
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A Little Romance: The Mechanics of a Love Story
I've been asked to appear as an expert, of sorts, for middle school writers. The subject? Romance.Yeah, I know. I struggle with smooshy, mushy romance. But they asked for romance, so romance they...
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The Spring Thing
I am usually not much a fan of Springing Forward. Every year, I whine and complain about why we still have Daylight Savings and why do they want to take a precious hour of sleep away from...
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Sundry (mostly about the dog. A little about writing, but mostly about the dog).
Things are pretty quiet around here. It's nice. After SO much travel and change, getting into a boring home routine is kinda great.We've got family coming up next week - so the quiet part will change -...
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Anne with an "e" knew what she was talking about
I renamed a character this week.I have a thing about names. Some authors are pretty relaxed about them. I think that's great - it's just not me. When I create a character, the name is one of the first...
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Lessons from Hollywood - The Hunger Games vs. John Carter
This post is the first in a "Lessons from Hollywood" series focusing on writing/publishing truths gleaned from Tinseltown. I've written similar posts in the past (Writing lessons from Eclipse, for...
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Chocolate
...is also the name of a song that I like. (Yes, most music videos tend to be strange and I'm still unsure as to the logic behind their creation. Lead singer Gary Lightbody is blinking like vintage...
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I find it such a relief when a.) the weather warms up and b.) the movie releases start to be less stupid. The drought between awards season and springtime in the film world is such a sad, sad...
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National Clean Out Your Purse Day!
If you told me that there was a government conspiracy to make the month of April, like, *disappear*, I would totally believe you. If you said there was an ongoing plot to do the same thing to May, I...
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The Publishing Process
This is basically entirely true. The only difference between this and real life is that sometimes the editor chooses alpacas over goats.And I can't blame them.(Many thanks to the lovely Emily Wierenga,...
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Will be updating the blog's design and layout over the next few days. As I do it myself, this will take a bit. If things look wonky, just check back later :-)Toodles!-h
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Madmen Recap: The Other Woman
I have many regrets.The main one I've mourned is the fact that I didn't start writing recaps of Mad Men at the beginning of the season.Honestly, it didn't occur to me at the time. But after Sunday's...
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You should watch Bunheads if...
1.) You loved Gilmore Girls.2.) You have considered moving to Stars Hollow.3.) You always wanted to see Emily Gilmore as a dance instructor.4.) With flowy scarves.5.) You ever wondered what the inside...
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How Things Are
I started this post differently, exactly one week ago.It was full of happy news and instagram photos and glad tidings of dogs. Instead, I get to write this one.We're putting Tesla, our dog, to sleep...
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One Week Later
Remember when I said I looked forward to posting good news? This is Shiloh - our new Cavalier King Charles Spaniel! He's ten weeks old today, about six and a bit pounds of fluff and kibble. He loves to...
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Happy Anniversary, Us - Part V
Five years ago today, I married my best friend.WHERE THE HECK DID THE TIME GO???(For those of you reading and snickering, muttering, "wait till you give it twenty, thirty, forty years, baby puppy," I...
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Absolutely Official, Very Important Publishing News!
Coming in May, 2014, I'll be releasing the first book of a brand new series, A Table By the Window from WaterBrook Publishing!I seriously could not be more excited. My agent and I have been working...
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Getting Started
Totally loving this line from Meg Cabot's blog:"If you want a long-lasting publishing career, I think the best way to spend your tweens and teens and early twenties isn’t worrying about getting...
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Cupcake of the Summer
We all know by now that Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" is the song of the summer.But the cupake of the summer? Hands down, it's the S'mores Cupcake.I started with Martha Stewart's recipe for our...
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Free Music for the Cheap and the Impoverished
Listening to music is one of those writing-essentials for me, and putting new music into the mix is a must. The Pandora ads drive me nuts (also: it's terribly distracting), so every once in a while I...
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