Today would have been my mom's 73rd birthday. Although I miss her, I try to celebrate more with laughter (and, uh, sugar) than tears. If you haven't read my quick little collection of essays about her, I put it up for free in honor of her birthday. H...
Friends! Happy new-ish year! My year started well, but crookedly, if you will. My grandmother passed on to her next adventure (she was 98 and epic and we celebrated her passing with more joy than sorrow; I have so many great memories of her). My coll...
My dears. It. Is. February. It's not even, like, February 1st or something. I feel like I've gotten to the age... where I talk about how I've gotten to the age. And, well, if you're at that age, you know what I mean. Anyway, I've gotten to that age w...
Looking for some "clean" fiction for your kids? Have a look at this Clean Youth Fiction promo and you'll find some. I try to keep my writing clean, meaning no sex, language, or gratuitous violence (there are fight scenes). I like this for my kids, b...
Merry Christmas (a few days late)!!!I've just returned from a whirlwind jaunt overseas with my family. We saw three cities in just over a week and I'm happy, but pooped (pictures and stories (most about looking for bathrooms) next time!). But I wante...
Looking for some books to buy for your tweens and teens? Of course I'm going to recommend The Determiner Series and The Grey Series. But today I'm also highlighting a few book promos you might be interested in. Clean YA Christmas Giveaway Deck the Sh...
December has struck! For some of us, it's all lights and trees and excitement. For others it might be short dark days and a lot of stress. And I expect that many of us fall somewhere in between. I definitely veer toward the lights and trees and excit...
Happy Thanksgiving all! My brother will be here within the hour (with his wife and adorable children) and my house is kind of a mess and my pies have NOT been made (aaaaahhhhhh!!!), but I wanted to hop on really quickly to tell you that I've put as m...
The Ethereal released today! It's the third book in The Determiner Series. It will be on sale for $.99 through November and then hop up to it's normal price in December. So if you're interested, grab it now. Knowing who to trust is half the battle.Kn...
So...I know that Amazon is the biggest bookseller that there is, and that's where Four Seconds has been hanging out for the past four years since it first got published. (And you can totally still get the book on Amazon!)But recently, I realized that...