Writing without the reins

Archive for June, 2008

Shop Talk Tuesday with Debbie Reed Fischer

June 25th, 2008

Remember that blogging break I was talking about last week? Yeah, I was just kidding about that. Sort of.
I’m coming out of blog-hibernation long enough to post this fabulous interview with Class of 2k8 member Debbie Reed Fischer, ([info]debbierfischer,) author of the recently released young adult novel BRALESS IN WONDERLAND and SWIMMING [...]

Summer blogging break

June 18th, 2008

Happy Wednesday!
Okay, last week I did something that made me feel good by redecorating my dining room/writing area. This week, I’m trying to make life more sane. Between work and my boys’ nonstop baseball and basketball games, my writing is starting to suffer. So, I’m unplugging for the summer by taking a [...]

Wild Hairs

June 12th, 2008

Have you ever done something that you’ve wanted to do for a really, really long time but didn’t want to do it because you were worried about hurting someone’s feelings but once you did it, you feel really, really good?
Yeah, okay, that was confusing.
See, every now and then I get this gigantic hair up my [...]

Wild Hairs

June 12th, 2008

Have you ever done something that you’ve wanted to do for a really, really long time but didn’t want to do it because you were worried about hurting someone’s feelings but once you did it, you feel really, really good?
Yeah, okay, that was confusing.
See, every now and then I get this gigantic hair up my [...]

Shop Talk Tuesday with Sarah Prineas!

June 10th, 2008

Today we have another Class of 2k8 member, Sarah Prineas, joining us in the beauty shop! Sarah is the author of The Magic Thief, which came out from HarperCollins Children’s on June 3rd, and will be published in 12 other languages around the world, plus in the UK and Australia.

In a city that runs [...]

Shop Talk Tuesday with Jennifer Bradbury

June 3rd, 2008

Hey, all! In the hot seat today is Jennifer Bradbury, a Class of 2k8 member and author of the young adult novel, SHIFT!

Imagine…
You and your best friend head out West on a cross-country bike trek. The two of you get into a fight—and stop riding together. You reach Seattle, go back home, start college. You [...]