I’d like to introduce one of Total-e-bound’s newest authors, Kim Dare. Kim is 25 years old and lives in the UK, in a small town in South Wales. Over the last few months, she’s contracted numerous books with TEB and she’s got more in the works. Kim is an absolute delight and I’m thrilled to […]
You know that line from The Princess Bride? The one where Inigo says, “Let me explain…no…there is too much. Let me sum up?” Well, I’m about to sum up. The last two weeks of November are a blur. Friday the 21st I went to see Twilight, with Brynn and her oldest son and my oldest […]
I’ve been tagged by the marvelous Kelly Marstad for this meme on writing.1. The Witch of Blackbird Pond became my first comfort book when I was in the fourth grade. I’d read it whenever I wanted to escape from real life. When my elementary school closed (the one where I spent fourth grade, anyway) I […]
It’s Friday…finally. I don’t know what it was about this week, but I swear it’s lasted a year. But it’s Friday and today, five things I’m doing are… Hanging out with Brynn Paulin and Carol Lynne. Laughing at…with…Brynn’s husband. Prepping my faery story for submission to an agent. Making some kind of cream cheese mints […]
There must be something in the water. A lot of women I know are either pregnant or just had babies. (Happily, I remain immune.) Most recently, the fabulous Jennifer Armintrout gave birth, and in her and her baby’s honor, I’m blogging about childrens books. Girly books, in particular. When I was a kid, books with […]
So I’m waiting in line to vote today, and behind me are my neighbors – a mom, dad and three of their adult children all voting together and planning on making popcorn and watching the election results together tonight. I thought that was pretty freaking cool. Then there was the asshat in front of me […]
Well…it’s something of a miracle. I finished my Halloween sewing two days early. This is pretty much unheard of in my house – but I’m not complaining. I’m amazed, but not complaining. In other weirdness, I had another bizarro dream this morning. Did you ever wake up from a dream where something made you angry […]
So I woke up this morning saying WTF?! (I’d like to preface the telling of this dream by saying I in no way hold any ill will toward either Portia Del Rossi or Ellen Degeneres. In fact, I love Ellen. Okay, back to the regularly scheduled dream insanity. In my dream, Ellen Degeneres and Portia […]
I’ve been ridiculously busy with the day job – mostly because the work schedule has changed. GRRRRR I’ve also been trying to get ahead so the holidays are slightly less insane than usual. A girl can hope, right? Don’t forget about the Halloween contest! It’s super easy and there are lots of great prizes! All […]
That was me turning in my latest book. I didn’t think that thing was ever going to get finished! Thankfully, it is and can move on to other projects…like obsessing about my new haircut. I got seven inches hacked off on Saturday…on a whim. So my hair is now up to my chin. I’m assured […]