• Thank you

    I want to say thanks to all of you. You’ve been terrific in reading my books, talking to bookstores, talking to librarians, passing recommendations for friends, reviewing me . . . All these things are tremendously important to writers. We…

  • on the personal health

    So first, the good news is that I’m down a pant size. It’s taken awhile, but I’m finally making it. Obviously exercise and eating well has something to do with it, but I was doing that for awhile without much…

  • Talk about Bitter Night

    This is pretty cool. It’s a discussion of Bitter Night on Shelfari. I thought some of you might want to go join in. Caveat: I haven’t read it nor do I intend to. That would be weird for me. But…

  • At Bitten By Books

    I’m liveblogging over at Bitten By Books today. Come over and hang out, ask questions, win stuff, and find out what you shouldn’t do if you happen to end up in a fantasy world. Also, I think my husband has…

  • Event at Bitten By Books

    I’m going to be at Bitten By Books tomorrow. There’s a great giveaway, so RSVP today to start ratcheting up your chances. And, check out the rest of the guests this week, who include Carol Berg, Lucienne Diver, and Faith…

  • A snippet from Blood Winter

    So this is rough, but from Blood Winter: “Quit wasting time,” Max said. “Give me your pain now.” “I—” For a moment Max thought she was going to have to pull Giselle into the abyss, far away from any attack.…

  • retracting foul words

    Okay, so now there is good news on the printer front. When I bought it from STaples, it came with their extra warranty as a bonus. I never registered it and I lost the receipt. But I remembered the warranty.…

  • oh *insert foul words here*

    I broke my printer. I was prepping my classes and printing out the syllabus and schedule and some other stuff, and I ran out of paper. So I put some in, but then the printer grabbed the whole stack and…

  • Despicable me

    We are in Twin Falls, Idaho (signed books at the BN tonight, so if you’re in the neighborhood, they have signed copies!). We are staying the night at the Best Western, which has the best shower ever. Best shower head.…

  • And lo, the end looms

    The end of the vacation that is. We’ll be heading home shortly. On the positive side, the dog is better. Not totally well, but getting there. I have a post up on Magical Words today about emotional and physical action.…