Archive for 2010


2010 in: Favorite Books of 2010

published on December 31, 2010

Sarah Enni suggested a week of the best of 2010 lists. This concludes the week of lists: Favorite Books of 2010.  Sadly, while I read 35 books this year, only two were 2010 releases. I’m still getting caught up…

2010 in: Favorite Male/Female Characters of 2010

published on December 30, 2010

Sarah Enni suggested a week of the best of 2010 lists. This is day three: Favorite Male/Female Characters of 2010.  Here are my favorites from the last year.

  1. Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games series – Despite what you think…

2010 in: Music

published on December 28, 2010

Sarah Enni suggested a week of the best of 2010 lists. This is day two: The Best Albums of 2010. The problem? I rarely purchase whole albums anymore. I’m a big believer in iTunes Genius and Pandora. I purchase…

2010 in: Recommendations

published on December 27, 2010

This week is a week of the best of 2010 lists. Each day, I’m joining Sarah Enni and a few other friends as we list our favorite books, albums and more!

Today’s list: My Most Recommended Books of 2010

Note:…

My Book is Finished – Thank You, Betas!

published on December 20, 2010

I’ve been writing Interior of a Heart for a while now, and I really felt like I’d never see the end of it. A story that began as a fun romance morphed into this beast of a book –…

Book Trailers

published on December 12, 2010

I’m not a big fan of book trailers. In fact, I rarely watch them, but then I’m not sure I’m the target audience for YA book trailers. Sadly, my book purchases are captured by covers and book jacket copy….

Road Trip Wednesday: Six-Word Memoir

published on December 8, 2010

I decided to play along with this week’s Road Trip Wednesday from the great ladies over at YA Highway.

This week’s topic: Write Your Six-Word Memoir.

Here’s mine.

What Inspires Your Creativity?

published on December 6, 2010

I opened up future blog topics to Twitterdom, and you responded.

@MaggieFord asked, What Inspires Your Creativity?

Geez, I wish I knew. Then maybe I could flip it on and off…

Speak It! – A Great iPhone App for Writers

published on November 30, 2010

Thanksgiving weekend I drove 6.5 long hours from San Francisco to my sister’s in Southern California. The idea was to pick up some of my belongings that I left…

Fleur de Sel Cupcakes

published on November 21, 2010

Kara’s Cupcakes in San Francisco makes these amazing fleur de sel cupcakes. I had to see if I could make a version of them, and I came pretty close….