I have cute cats! Watch them play!

I think it’s obvious that I’ve been neglecting my blog for the past several months. Other than posting links to Paper Rats videos (a project of which I am extraordinarily proud) I’ve hardly been here at all. I tend to do that when I’m in the middle of an intense writing jag, and I’ll tell you what…writing The Wendy House has been (and continues to be) a rather intense experience.

Writing this book has kind of consumed me. There have been moments over the past few months when I have been startled out of my writing bubble by the telephone only to realize that I’ve been at it for twelve hours, moments I have run my tongue over my fuzzy teeth and wondered when the hell I last brushed them. And since this book doesn’t deal with people who are in their Happy Place, most days when I “clock out” all I want to do is putter in my garden or hang out with my family or play The Sims or make funny videos with my buddy, Kristen. I sometimes look around at other writers who seem to juggle everything – writing, blogging, marketing, family, hobbies, personal hygiene – and I’m jealous.

But I’m not them, I’m me. I’m doin’ what I can. Hopefully y’all won’t forget me. And once this book is done, I’ll go back to blogging like a crazy person.

The humor in this one is more subtle, but it’s there.

Inside the Writers’ Studio Episode IV, “Self-Promotion FAIL” is now ready!

Three authors illustrate why maybe – just maybe – self-promotion doesn’t always work.

Today at her blog, Caroline Leavitt talks about the filming experience. Check it out!

Imagine our (Kristen and my) surprise and excitement when Caroline Leavitt (award winning author of eight novels, most recently Girls in Trouble, which was a Booksense Selection and is now in its third printing…recipient of a New York Foundation of the Arts Grant in Fiction…finalist in the Nickelodeon Screenwriting Fellowship…semi-finalist in the Fade In/Writers’ Net Screenwriting Competition…National Magazine Award nominee) contacted us for an interview.

As anyone who follows me on Facebook and Twitter knows, I’ve fallen in love with Paper Rats videos. They’re hilarious, smart, very knowing videos about the writing experience, so of course I had to track down the people responsible and hurl questions at them.

To find out what was hurled, caught, and dodged, check out the interview at her blog. And a great, big thanks to Caroline Leavitt!

A recently uncovered informational video – that may or may not be from the 1950’s – explores how authors Kristen Tsetsi and RJ Keller balance their writing lives with their everyday lives. Or not.

Although the Rats have only two videos under their belt, they still have plenty of bllopers. (Ahem! Bloopers.)

March 7-13 is Read an Ebook week! To celebrate this auspicious occasion, Waiting For Spring is available to download FREE to your PC or ereader from Smashwords. Just use the coupon code RFREE during checkout.

Episode II of Inside The Writers Studio is available for your viewing pleasure.

The American Psychological Association estimates that each year thousands of writers suffer from delusions of inflated worth, knowledge, and identity. In our latest episode of Inside The Writers Studio, we visit one such author, R.J. Keller, as she is interviewed by hair-obsessed reporter Kristen Tsetsi.

Backword author, Moriah Jovan, is giving away ebooks. That’s right…download The Proviso and Stay for free! Check out this post for more information.

I’ve read both of these books (and reviewed The Proviso) and love ’em both. Do yourself a favor and check ’em out.