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  • Really an Author!

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    Sometimes, I have these moments where it hits me, fresh, like I’d forgotten, that I’m really an author now. And those moments are so very cool. Author visits, where I can actually speak to people who have read my book are the best. I was honored to visit a novel writing class at Wright State…

  • Smart Chicks Kick It Tour

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    I had a blast this past week at the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour’s Dayton, Ohio stop. Met a panel of wonderfully talented authors, and a few bloggers too. The presentation was engaging and fun. For those of you who weren’t able to join, here’s a video with snippets from the evening. You’ll see me…

  • Book Club Love

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    A few years ago, I tried to join a book club. I obviously love to read, and what’s better than getting together with a group of friends once a month to discuss a great book? But I had commitment issues. There was a stack of TBR books piled high next to my bedside that just had…

  • A Time for Pause

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    Life has been crazy. Life is always crazy, but on August 19th, everything picked up to warp speed. And it all slowed down at the same time, if that is possible. Dad called the morning of the 19th and he was sick. Like, really sick. I won’t go into details. There is just too much.…

  • Teen Writers’ Workshop

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    This week, I had the honor of heading back into a classroom environment to teach a writers’ workshop to a group of teens at the Washington-Centerville Public Library. I was overloaded when I arrived, carting in many of my favorite books on writing, rejected manuscripts to share how much work goes into getting one title published,…

  • 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination

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    So last Friday was kind of fun. And it’s time to share. I spent the evening with friends, celebrating the launch of Katrina Kittle’s fourth novel, and some good news of my own. Just before I left for dinner, I checked my emails. To my surprise, I found a lovely looking message titled "2011 Best…

  • The Blessings of the Animals

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    I felt so honored to attend the launch party for Katrina Kittle‘s fourth novel, The Blessings of the Animals last Friday, which took place at the Books & Company at the Greene in Dayton, Ohio. I met Katrina in 1996 at the Antioch Writer’s Workshop in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She is wonderfully happy and such…

  • A Girl & Her Writer’s Block

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    I’m often asked how I handle writer’s block. It’s easy to answer that question when I’m not currently struggling through a chapter that isn’t quite ready to be written – I usually say that I simply write through a block. Because that’s an easy answer, I figured that right now, in this very moment, while I’m…

  • Border’s Signing – Ann Arbor, Michigan

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    Saturday, July 24th was one fun day (except for the trouble with our rental car, which I won’t dare delve into). At noon, I met with JT Dutton, the author of Freaked and Stranded, and a group of awesome bloggers for lunch at TGI Friday’s. Most of us ordered chicken fingers, in case you were wondering. We…

  • The Learned Owl

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    This past weekend found me in a quaint little town called Hudson, Ohio, at the coolest little bookstore: The Learned Owl. Such a wonderful store! Packed with goodness, from the atmosphere to the people to all those great books!    I signed with JT Dutton (above – author of Freaked and Stranded), Mara Purnhagen (author…