Posted May 15 2011 in author, cake balls, chocolate, Miscellany, parenting, pattblount, recipes, teens
You’ve probably noticed I really like chocolate. I heard the “Duh” my friends all uttered in perfect synchronization just now. Heck, half my Twitter followers now think of me whenever they pop a piece, so I guess word has spread. I heard about this great recipe from author Sherry Thomas and thought I’d share it with […]
Read More...Posted Apr 21 2011 in Miscellany
A few moments ago, I was asked to stand up in front of forty people at a retirement party tonight and roast Dave, the guest of honor, a man I greatly admire and have worked with for the past ten years. Dave has a unique perspective on life. So unique, I began writing down what […]
Read More...Posted Apr 1 2011 in Miscellany
I have a confession to make… I’m a bit of a practical joker. I like pranks, like unleashing my inner devil. When I was a manager, I used to prank my staff and encourage them to get back at me. It was a great team-building exercise. One of my writers used to keep action figures […]
Read More...Posted Mar 25 2011 in Miscellany
A tweet earlier this week about spending summer days reading, then pretending to be a favorite character zapped me back to my childhood when I used to play Nancy Drew. My mom taught me to read when I was very little, perhaps four, and firmly planted the seed for a life-long love of reading. I […]
Read More...Posted Dec 20 2010 in Miscellany
For years now, I’ve been carrying on the tradition of rewriting the classic Clement Moore poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Sometimes, I tailor it to the job I’m currently working. Other times, I revise it according to some personal triumphs. This year, I thought I’d make it an ode to YOU! My cyber-buddies. The […]
Read More...Posted Dec 11 2010 in Miscellany
Pardon me while I blow the dust and tumbleweeds off the blog. Ah! That’s better. Yes, I’ve neglected the blog and I’m sorry for that. November was a busy month but the good news is I finished National Novel Writing Month! (Pause for a brief fanfare.) NaNo, for those unfamiliar with this insanity, is an […]
Read More...Posted Nov 19 2010 in Miscellany
A few weeks ago, Twitter sister Jeannie Moon, who works as a school librarian by day, asked me if I’d be interested in letting a few of her students have a go at my YA manuscript, SEND. I leaped at the opportunity to get feedback from my target audience and happily sent SEND (ha). Jeannie […]
Read More...Posted Nov 18 2010 in Miscellany
Book Hungry is at it again. This month’s pick: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, a book about the misadventures of a country vet in Yorkshire, England, set in the forties. The book gets its title from this quote, a hymn actually: All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All […]
Read More...Posted Nov 11 2010 in Miscellany
At almost the half-way point of the insanity that is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), I have hit a wall in my project – something that typically happens when I try to write without an outline. What’s different this time is that I MUST push through, tunnel under, or climb over this wall in order […]
Read More...Posted Nov 1 2010 in Miscellany
Today is November 1st. If you’re online, then you know today marks the start of NANOWRIMO, or National Novel Writing Month, a month in which already-crazy writerly types attempt to pen an entire novel (50,000 words) in thirty days. This is my first NANOWRIMO and I’m already frantic. I don’t know what made me sign […]
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