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Surprise at the West Jordan Public Library

I walked in tonight to listen to Cinda Williams Chima, author of The Warrior Heir and its sequels, and got tapped on the shoulder as[…]

My cats are goofs

What is it about candy corn that my cats must stare at me for hours on end when the bag of it is sitting next[…]

Cinda Williams Chima in South Jordan, Utah tomorrow (Wed.)

I’m heading up to it. Who’s with me? Young Adult Fantasy Author Cinda Williams Chima Presents Magic on the Page: Writing and Publishing Young Adult[…]

Heroes!

Only six minutes in, but HA! and AUGH! and WAH! and AWESOME! I love this show. The Nikki-that-isn’t-Nikki: what do you say, given the reveal[…]

Writing groups and individual consultations

Just a quick clarification: If you have questions about your specific manuscript while you’re writing it, it’s very helpful to get involved in a writing[…]

Comcast has a lot to ‘splain

I’m watching the season debut of Supernatural, right? And right in the last five minutes, the sound goes out on the cable. I have to wait[…]

Introducing my freelance services for writers

If you come to my LJ via a link, you’ll notice a post-dated permanent entry at the top of the page. In lieu of a[…]

That was a nice roll

I left in the middle of a scene because I had to run to another thing, but I left it at 26,168 words. Yay!

Day 1 (for me–I think it’s actually day 2 for everyone)

I fulfilled my "write for two hours" goal. Usually, for the sake of just getting the rough draft done, I’ve faked or passed over anything[…]

Jonowrimo

If you’re familiar with Nanowrimo, thenjonowrimo won’t be too unfamiliar a concept. Writer Jo Knowles added a month and a half to the beginning of Nano[…]