When you put your car keys in the freezer does it mean: a. You are overworkedb. You are overwhelmedc. You’ve found the perfect spot to store car keys that you’ll never forgetd. You are an author struggling to work out a scene in your head I am thinking…hmmm…all of the Continue Reading →

This weekend I got to indulge my inner naughty girl and attend Erotica LA Expo. My attendance was for research (I swear!) for a project I am currently working on. And no, not for the middle grade book I’m about to write. When I first entered the convention floor and Continue Reading →

Oooohhhh! I just got cover art for Secrets of The Hollywood Girls Club and I love it! I can’t show the cover art just yet…but when I can, I will. The cover is sexy and enticing. Crown is using my all time favorite color turquoise for the lettering. On another Continue Reading →

Last night I slept in my own bed for the first time in 21 nights. No, I am not living the sexually exotic life of a nubile young actress trying to get her first agent. I’ve been on the road and what an exciting trip it’s been! Two lost car Continue Reading →

First stop, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois…or my adopted hometown. I went to high school in Bloomington-Normal many many MANY years ago. I am a University High School Graduate (Go Pioneers!) And even though I no longer have ‘family’ in B-town, I do have friends! Lots and lots of friends. So coming home Continue Reading →

Yesterday, in the Saint Louis airport I cried. I cried for two men I’ve never met and probably never will. The first man, if you want to call him that, couldn’t be much older than 18. I watched as his father hugged him and sobbed, his little sister embraced him Continue Reading →

First, I am absolutely BLOWN away that there are people in the world (actually lots and lots of people) that I don’t personally know who are reading Hollywood Girls Club. I am amazed that these fantastic women that I wrote about are now a part of others people’s lives. So Continue Reading →

Big news, big news! So I am, with the help of the AMAZING publicist Leslie Ferguson (actually Leslie is doing all the work) finalizing the details for my very first book tour! So exciting…I almost can’t stand it. First up is Book Expo America in New York City! New York, Continue Reading →

Aaah…Mothers. So much to blog about and so little time. As all Mother’s know time is the most precious of commodities. Once you become a Mom, well you never seem to have enough time. But my own eloquence is completely eclipsed by the amazing Anna Quindlen (please tell me who Continue Reading →

So last week (I know, I know, it’s been a while but I’m editing Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club) my good friend and AMAZINGLY talented Best-Selling author of I’d Tell You That I Love You But Then I’d Have To Kill You, Ally Carter came to Los Angeles. Now Continue Reading →