Earlier this year I had a revelation: I spend so much time writing and editing that I’d stopped reading. Occasionally, I’d read a book to review it, but I couldn’t remember the last time I picked up a novel just for the fun of it. Whoa. How had that happened? I started writing novels because […]
Summer Plans and Other Disasters: Fiction or Reality?
You’ve thought of everything—venue, timing, menu, guest list, activities, possible issues, contingencies, etc. You spent months planning. Your event will be perfect! How many of you have ever thought something so silly? In my debut novel—Summer Plans and Other Disasters (available September 15!)—Callie Stevens likes to plan. She doesn’t just create to-do lists, though. She […]
New Year, New Blog (for Fiction Writers AND Readers!)
Welcome to 2018! In case you missed it, I’ve decided to dedicate this year to achieving balance. In my fiction-loving life, that means making more time for reading, as well as working on my own manuscripts (instead of only editing other people’s novels). It also means another tweak to the ol’ blog to provide a […]