Warning, this is a no-edit zone... I'm seeing and hearing finger-pointing on the Hill about slow responses and botched jobs. Some are using the worst disaster in the U.S. as a...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone... As many of you know, I've been tied up for the past few days running a list of hurricane victims--a gathering place where writers/others can...

To find out the status of your writing friends, agents, booksellers (if people send the names in, I'm adding them!), go to: http://www.itgirlsseries.com/hurricane.htm To add...

HURRICANE--WRITERS REPORT IN Like so many other writers located in hurricane territory, I am waiting to hear about extended family in Gulfport, Long Beach, and Pass Christian,...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone... Today, I received a very lovely note from a very gentle woman who sent her condolences on the loss of my future grandchild. I appreciated the...

Warning: this is an edit-free zone... For every writer, there comes times in their careers where what had been working well just isn't working anymore. The causes are all over...

Warning: this is an edit-free zone... The past two weeks, the pressure has been on. Produce the book on time and endure a hurricane (and the kids evacuating, which is just as...

Warning: this is an edit-free zone: July is always a busy month, but this July is grueling. I'm in a major push to get a solid, clean draft of HER PERFECT LIFE written. And...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone... Back to work on Her Perfect Life today, and I'm in a bit better mood than I was yesterday. Holidays bring out the worst in some people, and...

WARNING: this is an edit-free zone! Happy Independence Day! My mind is on freedom today--even more so than usual. The book I'm focusing on currently, HER PERFECT LIFE, is about a...

Warning: This is an edit-free zone. Well, I just spent an hour writing a letter blasting Dick Durbin for making idiotic comments that compared our US Troops at Gitmo to Hitler,...

WARNING! This is an edit-free zone. When you write full-time, you spend a lot of time alone. That's especially difficult when things are going really well or really badly. I've...