Question Week, Day 4: Critique Partners and Trust

Today’s question:
How did you get paired up with Marley as critique partners? And second, how many people do you show your work to as it’s in progress? Not ever having attempted to write a book, I can only imagine how personal a story is to the author and how much emotional investment one would [...]

Question Week Day 3: Keeping the Joy

Before we start answering questions today, I thought we might give a little love to Justin Long. Isn’t he the cutest! I swear, I’m a total sucker for the cute and dorky ones. Watch out, Sailor Boy…actually, nevermind. You’ve got cute and dorky in spades, my darling. (Did I ever tell you guys how he [...]

Question Week, Day 2: Surprise!

Today’s question is a two-parter:
1 – What was the most surprising thing about the publishing process/having your first book released? What was easy that you thought would be hard, and conversely, what was hard that you thought would be easy?
I guess the most surrprising thing about the publication of Secret Society Girl was how [...]

Question Week

Here’s question number one:
I actually have a question for you and your blog that I’ve been pondering. What kept/keeps you writing? Both now (I’d imagine it is deadlines and that whole writing full time thing pressure) and also back before your first sale? I remember from your blog that there were times [...]

Plotting board redux and Question Week

I feel in limbo right now. I’ve turned in my book to my editor and now I’m just waiting to get started on edits. I’ve taken a full week off of writing and now I’m itching to get back into it — but to what? I have two choices: work on a proposal for SSG3 [...]

GCC: Ellen Meister and reading out loud

First I have to apologize. I know I’ve fallen off the face of the Earth recently. There’s a lot of stuff going on chez Diana, and the blog lost out. Also, due to a variety of fun circumstances (I love modern travel!), I am not currently in possession of the signed copies of Julie’s [...]

Dirty Little Lies Week Ends and An Open Letter to Scott Westerfeld

Today’s winner of this, the last of the Dirty Little Lies Giveaway, is SHARON. Please email me your address and I’ll get you your copy! I hope you guys had fun this week, and I hope anyone who hasn’t had a chance goes and picks up a copy of this fabulous book! By the way, [...]

Nice Work if You Can Get It and Dirty Little Lies Week Day 7

Today’s Winner of the Dirty Little Lies Giveaway is Dragonfly_in_NC! Congratulations, Dragonfly. Please email me with your address and I’ll get you your prize.
Everyone else, leave a comment here to be entered into the final drawing of the giveaway. Tomorrow, I’ll also be doing the drawings for the old SSG Giveaway final prizes [...]

Dirty Little Lies Week Day Six and GCC: Anne Frasier’s Pale Immortal *and* schtuff

Today’s winner in the Dirty Little Lies Giveaway is Nadine Dajani! Congratulations, Nadine. Send me your address and I’ll send you your fabulous prize! As for the rest of you, two more chances. Post here to be entered in tomorrow’s penultimate giveaway.
In other cools news, the fabulous folks at Trashionista have posted one of my [...]

Dirty LIttle Lies Week Day Five and Who Made Up This List?

Today’s winner of the Dirty Little Lies Giveaway is LIANE. Liane, please email me with your address so I can get you a signed copy of the book. Everyone else, leave our comments here to be entered into tomorrow’s giveaway!
Speaking of Dirty Little Lies, here’s a picture of Julie Leto and me at our signing [...]