Shameless bit of self-promotion:I've been invited to read my unpublished work of YA (young adult/teen) fiction aloud at a new lecture series in the Boston area begun by a current Simmons College grad student. If anyone is in the Boston area on November 16th and would like to hear me, and three other writers, one … Continue reading Hear Me Read

This week's Follow Friday (hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read) features Book Savvy Babe and The Bursting Bookshelf.The question is: What superhero is your alter ego?This is a hard question for me to answer because I didn't grow up following comics and superheros. Jacqueline Carey's Phedre no Deluanay from her first Kushiel series is … Continue reading Follow Friday

I was lucky enough to attend the New England Independent Booksellers Association trade show in Providence, RI this week. Actually, I'm still here for the weekend, exploring the city as I've never been here before and it's absolutely fantastic and don't be surprised if I suddenly announce I'm moving here. But all that aside, it … Continue reading NEIBA

This is a first for me. My redesigned cover for A Girl of the Limberlost (with MUCH thanks to Sandy Littell for her help in the design!) has been featured on Uncovered Cover Art, as part of the Girl Effect Campaign.Thank you so much to Heidi for featuring it as cover # 1! Check it … Continue reading Uncovered Cover Art

Continuing my New Year's Resolution of attempting to attend one literary event per month in the Boston area, here is the list of events I'm considering stopping by this month. I advertised 2 last month and only made it to 1; I'm going with the logical conclusion that the more events I'm interested in, the … Continue reading April Book Events

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This is from a friend's FB page. Sadly there was no credit given to an artist, illustrator, book, website, etc. If anyone knows who to credit this to, please let me know. I am not attempting to infringe on anyone's copyright. Thank you.

From xkcd. "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language."