If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, then you know I have a deal with myself: I have to post something here at least once every two weeks. I’ve only missed my self-imposed deadline twice, both times by one … Read More >>
I’m so excited, honored, and proud to share that Kirkus Reviews has given GROUNDED a starred review! Pardon me while I die a little. Here are some of the things they said:
…“The novel does not miss a beat
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It’s finally 2015.
I’ve been looking forward to this year for so long that its arrival is almost anticlimactic. It doesn’t feel real.
But it’s plenty real. I have all kinds of proof. Things are starting to take shape in … Read More >>
I just sent back my responses to the final proofreading queries about GROUNDED.
That’s final. Final final. After revising and revising and revising, after line edits and copyedits, after the 1st-pass proof and the 2nd-pass proof, this 3rd pass was … Read More >>
I’m over the moon about this! I can’t believe that the first book in the Tyme series looks this fantastic. I can’t believe that the fantasy world Ruth and I have been building for so long is going to be … Read More >>
I’m going to go ahead and cross-post my EMU’s Debuts post here this week!
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I’ve always loved Christmas. As a kid, of course, I was all wound up about it. I remember that one time, to keep myself awake waiting for Santa, I finger-spelled every song in The Sound of Music. Alas, I eventually … Read More >>
It’s very easy to get caught up in the idea that there’s not enough time and I’m not doing enough. I let myself get derailed by that idea almost every day. Either I’m coming up short as a mom, a … Read More >>
I got on a magical ride back in 2003 with my friend and the co-creator of Tyme, Ruth Virkus. The ride was called Let’s Write A Fairy-Tale Series.
The first nine years of the ride were slow. Sometimes surprising. Often … Read More >>
“Many writers have to teach in order to put bread on the table. But I have no doubt teaching sucks away the creative juices and slows production. ‘Doomed proposition’ is too strong, but it’s hard, Jessica. Even when you have … Read More >>
