FAQ–Did You Always Want to Be a Writer? One of the most common questions writers gets asked is: Did you always want to be a writer? This question usually comes from aspiring writers who want to know if they're... one the right path. (Or, you know, the write path.) Was it a lifelong passion for reading and writing or some other series of chance events… Read More- A Poll on Prologues As I'm starting to work on Secret Project RH this morning, I'm debating whether or not to start with a prologue. And, if I use a prologue, whether it should be a snippet that happened before the story began (i.e. a taste of backstory that sets up the book) or something that happens later in the story… Read More
- Old Poems: I WALK ALONE When I posted about Robert Frost's birthday a few weeks back, I threatened to share an old poem of mine here on the blog. Well, some of you seemed interested—you might live to regret that—so here goes... A silver lining on the clouds of nightRadiated forth by the moon so brightAs I walk alone under… Read More
- One More Question Answered: Movies The one question that nobody asked here on the blog, but that I get quite a lot via email, is about turning my books into movies. It ranges from "Is there going to be a movie of this book?" to "You should totally turn this book into a movie. Why aren't you?" Today will be… Read More
- Your Questions Answered (Part Two) How much do we have to beg for there to be a third Oh. My. Gods. book? Like I said on Friday, it's not totally within my control. BUT what is totally within my control is SHORT STORIES. It's been a (long) while since I wrote one for the Oh. My. Gods. gang. Here's the… Read More
Your Questions Answered (Part One) Wow, I got a lot of great questions from you guys. So many that I've decided to break the post into two. The first few questions will be answered today, and the rest on Monday. Here goes... Have you toyed with the idea of writing another "Oh.My.Gods." book, where we'll get to know Nicole's lineage?… Read More
The Jane Austen Path to Publication Jane Austen's birthday was last week and, had the venerable author possessed the power of immortality, she would have been an impressive 235 years old. The special date got me thinking about how much her life has impacted mine. If she had never been born, or if she had never become a writer, my life… Read More- The Book of Buts and Ellipses…. Writing every book is different. Your process changes or you have to shake things up because the story is unique or you're just in a different mood when you write it. Sometimes, too, you get into writing ruts. I don't mean like writer's block—which I don't believe in—but more like a scratched record that keeps… Read More
- There Be Virgos When I was in college I got one of those mini books at Barnes and Noble about Virgos (those born between August 23 and September 22). Before that I had always been a bit (a lot) skeptical about astrology. Stars and silk scarves and mysterious fortunetellers. But as I read through the lists of typical… Read More