Favorite Day of the Year

May 20th, 2009 Posted in Family, Travel, Writing Related News | No Comments »

Last week I went to New York for my favorite day of the year -- the day I get to be supermodel for a day! Isn't that stressful, you ask?  Well, it would be if I didn't know from experience ...

Blogging…but not here!

April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Touring, Travel, Website | 1 Comment »

First off, I was recently interviewed by Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker award winner and author of Patient Zero. If you haven't seen the cover for Smash Cut, you can check it out there. While you're at it, check out ...

Settling in for Fall

October 10th, 2008 Posted in Touring, Travel | No Comments »

Sunday October 5th, I had the honor of sharing a podium with Barbara Walters, Nelson DeMille, Marian Wright Edelman, and Richard Price at the New York Times Great Literary Brunch.  Barbara talked about her recently published memoirs, AUDITION, and Nelson ...

Kindle Me This

June 5th, 2008 Posted in Travel | 7 Comments »

I just returned from the most amazing 12 day trip--six countries and three continents. While most of the trip consisted of a seven day cruise, there was still a lot of packing and unpacking involved. Rather than take ...

Signs of Spring

April 16th, 2008 Posted in Family, Travel | 1 Comment »

Now that I’ve wrapped up Smoke Screen, it’s almost vacation time. That means I’m rededicating myself to my exercise program. I’m doing cardio, which I hate, and Pilates with a trainer 2 days a week. I really love ...

Back From Japan

February 19th, 2008 Posted in Touring, Travel | 1 Comment »

I'm back from Japan and had a wonderful time! Shueisha Inc., my publisher there, pulled out all the stops to make Michael and me feel like very special visitors. We were given "rock star" treatment. . .which ...