I Am the Tortoise

/ October 12, 2011

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. This is YA Highway’s 100th RTW prompt. How awesome this that!? Today’s topic: What has your writing road trip looked like so far?

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Where I Will Write

/ October 11, 2011

Thanks to all in The Lurkdom who said happy anniversary to Hubby and I. We had a great day filled with waffles, fish, hipsters, and Marty McFly. Even with that, the long weekend wasn’t long enough and we’re now in another race to Friday. Work is kicking my ass this week with meetings on top of meetings, so today will

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About Co-Starring with a Co-Star*

/ October 5, 2011

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: What supporting character from a YA book would you most like to see star in their own novel? Blame it on

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The Great Book Reorg of 2011

/ September 26, 2011

Back in the spring of 2010, I admitted that I have a book habit. Now in the fall of 2011, I’m here to tell you it hasn’t improved. With the demise of Borders, the addiction grew worse. The combined TBR pile morphed into 4 totes full of unread books. Houston, we definitely have a problem. So a few weeks ago,

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Things that Amuse Me: Laugh at that Rejection

/ August 30, 2011

After a year spent revising, last night I started querying again. A good chunk of The Lurkdom knows the ups and downs of querying: how it’s a waiting game where you can go from super manically happy to downright suicidal in the course of the day*. This being the case, let’s have a laugh at rejection today on The Pie.

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