Sometimes, what happens when you have multiple deadlines and you’re a moron is that you confuse the dates of two deadlines, send one editor a piece three weeks early and find out two days after one particular deadline that you haven’t even started on that story yet. Oy. Shoot me now. One of my editors received a very apologetic, very “I’m […]

If there’s been any big revelation to me in my career, it’s that all those people who told you it was unlikely for editors, publishers, and agents to come to you with opportunities just hadn’t had editors, publishers, and agents come to them yet. Over a decade ago, when I was still a student in […]

Since November last year, there has been a bottle of champagne sitting in my fridge that someone brought over for us from Europe. I was close to a book deal then, closer than I’d ever been, so my husband decided that we’d open the bottle when we finally had a sale.  That bottle’s still sitting […]

Today officially marks the end of my first year as a work-at-home mom. Jude turns 1 today and it’s a big milestone for all of us. Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned in my first year as a writing parent. 1. It’s important not to lose the wonder As I sit at my […]