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Music to write by: My Immortal by Evanescence

I’ve often said that writing is about remembering. Even when you’re making something up (which is what writing fiction essentially is), you still have to access memories of your own emotions to write something that feels real. Sometimes you have to access things that hurt, things you’re trying to forget. Although most people try to […]

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Again

For reasons I won’t bore you with, in MarchI gave myself one month to start dating again. (Ever the optimist, I let it go almost to two, to no avail). If you’ve been following my dating saga you may recall that I originally gave myself a pass from the “first date game” back in January […]

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My travels

This is the view from where I’m staying in San Francisco today. Pretty awesome, right? 2015 was supposed to be the year of the “no travel” after the madness of 2014. But then the paperback release of SECRET SIDE was announced and the invitations to events started coming in. So let’s just say that […]

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Paperback covers are in the works!

I got a sneak peek at the covers-in-progress for the paperback edition of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY (which will hit bookshelves September 1st)… and I loved them both! I can’t quite spill the beans yet, but as soon as thefinal version isshare-able, I will show you. I love it! You can pre-order a copy […]

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2015 International Latino Book Award Finalist

The 2015 International Latino Book Award Finalists have been announced… and THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is one of them! It’s under the category of Best Young Adult Fiction Book in English with such company as Matt de la Peña’sTHE LIVINGand I LIVED ON BUTTERFLY HILLby Marjorie Agosín. So honored! Winners to be announced at […]

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Dated

Not too long ago, an editor from a column I’d love to “crack” sent out a tip about pitching him an idea. It said: “Don’t put two spaces after a period. I instantly will know you’re over forty.” Those of you (us) over forty might recall that we were taught to hit “space-space” after a […]

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The Big Spring Clean is officially done! Day 27

On March 20th, I resolved to unburden myself of 27 things each day for 27 days. Many friends said I was crazy and wondered how I’d ever do it. Today, with a final book put in a donation box, I finished my commitment with my 729th item gone. In reality, it was probably closer to […]

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What does it mean to be a prolific writer

What does it mean to be a prolific writer? A short while back, a writing buddy shocked me by saying she admired my writing output. Surely she must have just been blowing smoke. One of my deep, daily pains is how little I write. When I do sit down to write, words seem to flow […]

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Cities supporting Obama’s immigration reform

In November, 2014, President Obama announced that he was providing relief via executive order to millions of people currently living undocumented in the United States. Since then, some states have legally challenged the order. That challenge has now moved to the circuit court. The mayors of New York and Los Angeles helped organize Cities United […]

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Life hacks

I am a big fan of something called “life hacks.” They generally come in the form of articles and they show you clever ways to solve simple household problems. For example, cutting the handle of a milk carton to create an instant dust pan or using paper clips to organize cables. They always make me […]

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