Technically, we’re still a month away from spring, but thanks to global climate change it’s definitely feeling pretty springy around here. It’s cold, clear, blue, bright and beckoning and that makes me want to PLAN SHIT. February has been, for the most part (with…

This will be my only long post for the week, so I’m gonna make it good. I mean, long. I will be popping in with briefs ’til next weekend!

- Ally Carter posts about an aspiring writer’s (and published author’s!) worst enemy: laziness. She…

The nomination period for the 2008 Cybil Awards is half over. If you don’t know, the Cybil is the kidlit blogging community’s award for excellence in children’s literature. You are only allowed to nominate one title in each category, and after careful consideration and…

You know how I love a good Monday, as well as the beginnings of months. We had a lovely rainy weekend, and now the sun is due to shine in pretty pretty 65-degree days, at least until Friday, which gives me a certain kind…

I think I’ve told you all before that I was in children’s ballet theater as a girl. As great as books are, as much as I love movies, and as stunning as a work of visual art can be…I have to say that I…

You’ve been listening to me whine and complain for awhile now about how hard it is to protect creative space, set aside real chunks of time for writing, and figure out how to keep sweet, sweet technology from interrupting me every three seconds. Apparently, I…

Last night before ANTM, Sarah and I got to talking about how customer service is a dying art. Here is a summary of our memo to the customer service persons around the world:

- When I come up to the counter, you should be the…