Traveling: A Photoblog
A day later than promised, I know, but I’m back in Florida! Unfortunately (or fortunately, if you talk to the people who actually live in the area), There was only […]
Updates: The Next Week
This coming week I am taking my first true solo vacation. It’s also part business trip and will take me from Essex, Connecticut, through Brooklyn, NY, and then on to […]
Books: What Should Kids Read?
I was recently pointed toward an article about teens and reading by another blog. I wish I could remember which blog, but I saved the link to the article and […]
Reviews: Cross My Heart by Katie Klein
Jaden McEntyre lives a life that is about as perfectly organized as you can make it. She has everything planned out from her next fundraiser for the children of Bangladesh […]
Reviews: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
This book is exactly what it says it is: the story of why Min–short for Minerva–and Ed broke up. Told in a letter written from Min to Ed as she […]
Reviews: Heart On A Chain By Cindy C. Bennett
Kate lived a normal live once, but it was so long ago she barely remembers what that was like. After her father lost his job and her mother miscarried, Kate’s […]
Poems: You Probably Won’t Ever Find This In An Anthology, But…
Oh. My. Goodness. I was going through some of my grandfather’s things this weekend and found a letter written on the back of a typed poem. The letter was dated […]
Movies: A Book’s Worst Nightmare
I try to see movies before I read the book. This seems counter-intuitive to a lot of people, but let me explain. I get really attached to books. The story, […]
Writing: Doing What Scares You
I don’t know who said it originally, but whoever it was is right: “You should do the thing that scares you.” Or something close to that, anyway. Now this doesn’t […]
Writing: Methods
One thing I’ve learned about my writing style over the years is that methods don’t work for me. How I approach one novel doesn’t work for another one. The lifespan […]