Books & Writing

A little-known fact about me: I used to write for the Sweet Valley High series. I was one of the select stable of writers who helped launch the series. I wrote five of the first dozen SVH books. The highest praise I had received as a writer to date at that time came from series’ … [Read more...] about SWEET VALLEY HIGH WRITING ACADEMY

“No peeking.” The Christmas mantra of my childhood. Closets that held unwrapped gifts were strictly off-limits. You picked at any tear on a wrapped gift at your own peril. I remember when I used to eyeball the gifts piled underneath our Christmas tree, summoning my X-ray vision … [Read more...] about ‘Tis the Season

  It’s just two words. The two words that are the sweetest in the English language to me and every other author I know. They usually come after weeks and months of toil and tens of thousands of words written at all hours of the day and night, often at the expense of other … [Read more...] about My Two Favorite Words

Instead of my usual blog post this week, I wrote a poem inspired by the rainbow I spied out of my window days earlier. A little known fact about me: I got my start as a writer writing poetry. When I was in high school I came in third in a statewide poetry contest in which my … [Read more...] about I Saw A Rainbow

Happy Autumn! Whenever I see the leaves turning, I think of curling up in a cozy spot inside with a good book on chilly days. I’m not alone, either—lots of book lovers I know would rather read by the fire than on a beach. So if you’re looking for a good book to snuggle up with … [Read more...] about BOOK SALE!