• 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • The good and the bad

    Today was unpleasant. One of the dogs (Voodoo) had an obstructed colon and had to go to the vet and get cleaned out. Apparently we caught it before it was too terrible, but it’s stunning how fast it came on.…

  • A most happy and auspicious new year

    I want to wish you all a most happy New Year. I hope the best of last year is the worst of this year. I hope you find joy, bliss, pleasure, wonder, love, adventure, hope and miracles. I try not…

  • hanging out

    I’m going to be at the B&N coffee area at the Creekside B&N in Roseville at 1:00 today. That’s the one by the Galleria. Come on in and visit if you get the chance and are in the area!