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BooksNJ 2015

Want to know my idea of a perfect birthday?! Spending the afternoon talking books with a few hundred of my closest friends. That’s why I was so thrilled to be invited to participate in BooksNJ, a great, big book festival being held on one of my favorite days of the year, June 14th. (Also known […]

Welcome, fan # 2000!

I woke up to a pleasant surprise today… sometime overnight my Facebook author page reached 2,000 Likes! It’s not quiteworld domination, but it’s a good start. If you have not yet Liked my Facebook author page, hop on over there for fan-only announcements, sneak peeks at new content and more! Click here. And if you […]

White is the new March

This is the view from my front door. Gorgeous, isn’t it? I am soaking up appreciation for it. Although, I’ll confess, I won’t be sad when it melts into daffodils.

Hooray for Hooray for Books!

One of my favorite bookstores ever in the history of ever is expanding… and the story of how they got there is great. Hooray for Books in Alexandria, Virginia, hosted me when I was touring for the debut of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY. They set up a wonderful school visit and later had me […]

My longest love affair

Friday night I went into the city to hang out. I went to a book reading in Soho, then had dosas for dinner with a new friend after that in a tiny hole-in-the-wall Indian place I absolutely love and go to every chance I get. As I drove home, past Sixth Avenue and to the […]

Passing out from love (or something)

Yesterday, I rewrote a chapter from my work in progress to give my protagonist and her love interest a bit more backstory. I sent it to a trusted and talented fellow writer and critique partner (big smooch, B, I know you’re reading) to see if I was on track. She rightfully pointed out that one […]

To March

Dear, sweet March: Welcome back, my beloved friend. I have been waiting for you. I am so giddy atyour arrival. Month of hope and promises. Month of mud and buds. Month of beginnings, including my own. I promisenot to expect things from you. I willjust let you be you and enjoy you as you are. […]

Tips for working from home without turning into a strange creature

It is no secret that I absolutely love working from home. The freedom, the lack of commute, the ability to pop a load of laundry into the washing machine between conference calls… magic. But there is no denying that there’s a flip side. For some, working from home can start to feel like you’re slowly […]

Frozen

Tonight I came back from a business trip kind of beat. It was a short but intense trip so I was looking forward to having a hot cup of tea in my wonderfully warm, welcoming bed and calling it a night. After greeting my kids and looking through mail, I made my way to the […]

Lies and the truth

Yesterday someone told me a lie. It was a small and foolish one, badly executed, the kind of lie I could have easily poked holes in if I had been so inclined. It was also unnecessary, alie meant to cover up something so small that it was hardly worth lying about. Stuff like this used […]