Every Wednesday, the fine folks over at YA Highway post a writing or reading related question, aptly named Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s question: What has your writing road trip looked like so far? I love to read. In college, I couldn’t imagine majoring in anything other than English. I longed for a career that would...

It’s finished. Last night I finished the first draft of my YA novel. I haven’t blogged in a while because I’ve spent all my writing energy on this draft, and I can’t believe that I’ve finally done it. The feeling is not quite as sweet this time around; I know that the hardest part still...

I haven’t posted in while, but I’m back! I’ve had a busy couple of weeks, and I’ve actually written several blogs that I didn’t post because I couldn’t get the words just right. I’ll give you the short, sweet version of those, then I’ll move on to the topic that got me on here rearing...

We’re at that odd transition, the summit of the summer. It’s hot. The children are restless. We’re having fun, keeping busy with park days, the library, the pool and the beach. I know it’s all downhill from here. Soon they’ll be back in school, and I’ll be wondering where the time went. We’ll all be...