“Where’s Lenny Lee?” Birthday Bash

by | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog Fest, Lenny

  Guess who turns 15 today? I can hardly believe that Lenny Lee is already 15! Wasn’t he having his 11th birthday only last year? Over the years, Lenny has brought joy into a lot of bloggers’ lives. His sunshiny avatar, his fondness for exclamation...

Can You Still Buy Paper Maps?

by | Oct 15, 2014 | Uncategorized

  I don’t think I’ve handled a paper map in years. Remember how we used to need them to drive places? Lately, I’m thinking I’d like to return to the low tech map option. This month, I’m driving to a lot of unfamiliar places for book...

Using a Placeholder Scene

by | Oct 13, 2014 | WIP, writing

  Last week I was clobbered by The Return of the Sinus Infection. Clearly one course of antibiotics didn’t do the trick, although it’s amazing how you can feel perfectly healthy one day and then knocked down with a hammer the next. Not a lot of...

So How Do You Like …

by | Oct 8, 2014 | book promotions, doctor who, goals, writing

  … being a full time author? I get this question a lot these days.  I think non-writers picture me clicky-clacking away at dozens of new books, sitting at a desk all day with coffee by my side. Fellow writers probably know better!  (One day last week I figured...

First Impressions: SQUATCH WATCH

by | Oct 6, 2014 | First Impressions

  Our final submission for October First Impressions is a MG humorous adventure from Michelle L. Brown titled SQUATCH WATCH: ***  If you’re going to be the first human to interview Bigfoot, you need bait.             But my bait had a sore throat. Rodney, the...