Again, this all happened on the spur of the moment with NO PLANNING. I cannot emphasize the NO PLANNING part of the NO PLANNING enough.
We raised . . . are you ready?

James Frey has done a bad thing, and the bad thing happens to involve a world I’ve very much a part of –the YA world. He’s gone into my old MFA program, along with several others, looking for young and hungry talent to write for him for pennies on the dollar.
Here, in a nutshell, is [...]

So, it appears that it has been about a month since I last blogged. It also appears that this is somewhat of a pattern. But there is a reason, my friends. I always have reasons.
I haven’t blogged much is that I’ve been busy writing. That’s the whole explanation.* It turns out there’s only so much [...]

Cari asks: What is the least helpful advice you have ever been given?
“Oh, that won’t burn. Go ahead! Try lighting it on fire! You’ll see.”
Kentuckydream asks: Have you ever hit a squirrel?
No, but I once attacked one with pepper spray and had to run away. It ended really badly. For me.
Parker asks: I’m curious Maureen, [...]