If you're a reader, you've definitely noticed the trend in suspense novels where the titles include the word "girl" but the "girl" is actually a woman. Gone Girl, Girl on the Train, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo... You get it. I have a thing about referring to grown women as girls. You rarely hear...

You know how there are people that love a Thing and people start sending them Thing-related photos, memes, and gifs because they are known for loving that Thing? Well, that's how I am with corgis. After years and years of wanting one, Colby and I finally, finally have a corgi puppy. And she's a...

I've now published three fiction novels and written one non-fiction book. I studied Journalism in college, I've done two internships as a reporter and blogged for a long time. Writing a non-fiction book turned out to be quite different from what I was expecting. But now that it's done, I'm going...

Well, I did it. I took part in National Novel Writing Month and didn't quit. I finished the first draft of my third novel, Molly Miranda: Book 3. For this, I am very proud. Buuuuuuuut I didn't reach 50,000 words which is kind of the whole point of it. (Just so you're aware, the above gif is from a...

There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. Despite my co-worker's recent suggestion, I am not interested in joining the Church of Scientology. I'm just fascinated by the drama that surrounds it and the stories that escape from the organization. Today I...

My lovely mother-in-law clipped this out of the newspaper for me. Click to see a larger version. Congratulations to Finley Martin, author of The Dead Letter, for winning in the Fiction category.

"He who laughs last laughs the laughiest." The death of author Louise Rennison was announced today. When I was in junior high, I owned all of the Georgia Nicolson books and loaned them out to anyone who would read them. I lost a few of them over the years and had to re-buy several of them, thus...

We just got our wedding photos back a few days ago. I am totally blown away. Kristy McKinney is just stupid talented. I am crazy about what she does with color- everything is so bright and pretty and fun. I am so, so, so happy with how they turned out. Here is a sampling for my blog readers. My...

As soon as I sent Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire out to its first reviewers, I was filled with anxious joy. My moment had come. People I had never met would read my book, get to know characters I created and hang out in a world that I created for them. It was exhilarating and like nothing I'd ever...

Update: Good news from the front lines! You can stick your ******* Clean Reader app up your ****: Authors’ backlash forces Christian couple to remove all ebooks from app that bleeps out all the naughty words has all the details. I've been meaning to do a blog post about swearing in fiction for a...