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One of the great pleasures about finishing a book is getting to leave your writing desk and find the audience, people who share your interest in and enthusiasm for the topic.  Finishing Can You Hear Me? was no exception.  Perhaps one of the items I had most trepidation about was the use of emojis...

A writing student sent a question to my inbox that I thought you may be interested in:

Hello Molly,

So exciting to see you “ in the arena”. Fighting the good fight!. 

I have something I need a little help/ push with. I’ve noticed how deeply sad all my stories are at their core. I know I ca...

There are few things I enjoy more in relationships than giving someone something that I picked out just for them, that I know (or suspect or hope) they’ll love, that makes their lives a little bit brighter. I take gift-giving very seriously — probably too seriously? OR NOT SERIOUSLY ENOUGH.

My ph...

I stood in the kitchen, watching the repairman duck his head into our broken dishwasher. How many times had it fallen apart now? Two? Three? Whatever the  number, I was becoming a proficient hand washer of dirty dishes. 

The repairman eased back out of the washer’s cavern and pointed, his thick mu...

Vroeger toen ik nog op schrijfles* zat, in een klas, met een heuse schrijver als leraar slash inspirator, was er een opdracht die werkelijk iedereen leuk vond: schrijf een kort verhaal over een vaas. Een vaasje mag ook. Vanuit verschillende perspectieven. De ene keer ben jij de vaas, of je schrij...

I grew up listening to Bollywood songs and they have been a part of my life as well. Singing is very natural to me however,...

Onlangs verscheen mijn recensie van Animax, welke ik heb mogen lezen voor het verschijnen. Fans van Pokémon mogen dit boek absoluut niet missen! Iets later viel het boek op mijn deurmat. Nou ja, boek.. Boeken! Ik kreeg namelijk nog een exemplaar van uitgeverij Wolf & Dragon toegestuurd. Een g...

[image error] even though I still planned to tune in for the Thirteenth Doctor's first episode. That article dealt with my concern that, in short, the Thirteenth Doctor would no longer be “The Doctor.” Based on how the series was being marketed by the BBC, I expected Thirteen to put the emphasi...

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If, like me, you grew up with a well-thumbed copy of Michael Wheldon’s superb THE PSYCHOTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM, then you’ll have felt something of a gap in your life because that book was published in 1983. (Yes, I know there was the video version [and I have that too] but I ne...

There’s a lot going on in the world. People are still debating whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and mac and cheese candy-canes are being made. So, for this holiday list, let’s go for something undisputed and non-controversial. Let’s take a look at some warm and fuzzy holiday TV episo...

Whoop! Today is the release day for the first book in my new Legacy of the Book Mesmer series. (Sort of. More on that in a second.)

You can find more information about The Library of Absolution on its page, plus you can read the first chapter for free!

I’m super excited about this series becau...

One of my favorite things to do is hang out on the couch and flip through picture books about Paris. If I can’t be there in person, at least I can be there in spirit. My fascination with the city is about art, romance, architecture, food, history, plants, and leisure. I loved Paris before I lived...

[This pear mug pie is sponsored by Harry and David!]

Well if this pear mug pie isn’t the coziest thing you’ve ever seen…

I don’t know what is! A pear mug pie that is easy to throw together and topped with the cutest little crust stars? I can’t! I just can’t.

Today I’m partnering with Harry and D...

For the first time ever— in the history of Google. This December, Gin surpassed vodka in terms of search volume. For years, many have predicted that we would see peak gin. Thus far, those predictions seem overzealous— or at the least— premature.

Hey there, retailers! FOC for December 17th is a giant one, so let’s get to it! DIE!DIE!DIE! #7, EVOLUTION #13, HARDCORE #2, OUTCAST #38 & OUTPOST ZERO #6 are all on this week’s FOC! Order up so you’re not caught without these books. Log in to your retailer account to see more info on these n...

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Victorian era tattoo, by Sutherland Macdonald

I said “no” to a major promotion.

This may not be such a big deal, but I’m still in disbelief over my own audacity. I mean, I got tapped on the shoulder by an executive and was offered to take on a major project, the likes of which my organization has not yet seen. When I wondered out loud about h...

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I finish arranging the chairs around one of the large, oak tables in Nalgar Castle’s Great Hall and straighten all the name tags by the seats. Jaye did such a great job hosting all the characters in Ilyon. I want to do just as good a job here in Acktar. Never mind the fact that I’m...