So, I had kind of a weird week last week.
Basically, right after I posted last, took a shower and when I stepped out, I happened to see my back in the mirror and it was ENTIRELY COVERED IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE CHICKEN POX. Or what I imagine chicken pox to look like, because I’ve never [...]

If you had asked me on Monday night, when I first posted the costume poll, I was sure that Tonks was going to win. I started resigning myself to the idea of temporarily dying my hair pink.
The more I read about pink hair dye, the clearer it became to me that the temporary spray [...]

Tonight, friends, I was out celebrating the release of Girl At Sea. This is something I usually don’t do. Not Girl At Sea, specifically, but book releases in general.
Book releases are strangely ninja-like. The books just appear. No one wakes you in the middle of the night to let you know that they’re stacking them [...]

Behold, friends! The day has arrived! Girl At Sea is no longer just at sea! Today, the book is out! At least on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and probably at most stores. If you don’t see it yet, it should be there in a few days. If not, demand it!
The first Girl At [...]

I overflowith with things to tell you guys today—partially because Girl At Sea is coming out so soon, and there is banning news, and just plain exciting news. I’ve divided this post into sections to cover it all.
BOOK BAN UPDATE
First of all, one clarification on an important point: though I’ve been told the book is [...]

Well, I might not have to get that video camera after all, because the amazing people who brought you HOW TO WRITE A BOOK: the movie have made DEATH AND THE AUTHOR: the movie based on an entry I wrote when I was writing Girl At Sea revisions in the hot English summer. Why should [...]

Today, it is about time we talked about muses. We have avoided the subject long enough.
In mythology, there were nine sisters—the nine goddesses who inspired creative endeavor. When you had a poem to write, or a play to put on, or a painting to paint, you called the muses. They came tripping along in their [...]