The Rock and the River launch party, January 2009 I’ve attended a lot of book launch parties in my day. It’s pretty exciting when anyone you know has a new book out, but nothing tops celebrating your own debut. There’s a lot to consider, but if you take a little time to think it through,… Read more »
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New Website!
I just finished a very long process of revising and updating my website. With the help of a fabulous web designer, all my new content is up and ready for viewing! I’m very pleased about how it all turned out. I’ve moved my blog content from Blogger to my own site, too, so if you’ve been following… Read more »
Five Levels of Self-Promotion
I love self-promotion. Cheesy though it may be, nothing makes me happier than handing someone a copy of a freshly-minted postcard emblazoned with my book cover. Unfortunately, what should be a sweet moment of pride for me is often discolored by tiny twinges of anxiety, wondering: Is it really appropriate to ramble on about my book and… Read more »
That Eeemy-Squeamy Feeling
If you’ve been around literary networking events at all, you’ve probably met those authors who feel it is their mission in life to get everyone to buy their book. Personally. Right here. Why wait? They have copies for sale. They can sign one for you. Personalize it. Give you a plastic bag, and a bookmark,… Read more »
Brilliant Advice, Untaken
I have to admit that one of my struggles as a new author was parsing the various and abundant recommendations, comments, suggestions and plans that other authors shared with me. Suggestions came from people within the industry (agents, editors) too, and of course from well-meaning family and friends who really had no idea what a… Read more »
The Author’s Life Cycle
For a conference last year I developed a presentation about my experience as a debut author. I call it “My Journey with The Rock and the River,” and it’s all about the phenomenon I’ve dubbed The Author’s Life Cycle. The evolution of this presentation was pretty unusual, because the topic they had asked me to present on was “My… Read more »
Starting the Journey
The genesis for my new blog focus is somewhat sprawling. It’s taken me a long time to figure out what I want to say about the real world (fiction comes easy). But I like to think that when a course of action is the right fit, there will be multiple paths leading you to it…. Read more »
Mondays at CHICKS ROCK!
On Mondays I post at CHICKS ROCK!, the blog of The Women’s Mosaic. Check out my posts there, too! The Women’s Mosaic is a New York City-based non-profit organization that provides education, inspiration, and motivation for women to rise up and rock the world! The Women’s Mosaic unites and empowers women through programs that promote… Read more »
The ARCs are here!
I just got my Advanced Reader Copies for 37 Things I Love, due out from Henry Holt in May 2012. People sometimes ask if things like this get old after you’ve done a few books. Well, NOT FOR ME!!! It’s differently exciting for each book, but still very exciting to see a project that was… Read more »
Camo Girl Chat
In the spirit of posting video links, here is a short video of me talking about Camo Girl. There are a lot of random clips of me talking about The Rock and the River; I figured Camo Girl was due its turn in the spotlight. Oh, and if you’re wondering why the still image at… Read more »