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What You Know Now

At the launch for The Lost Husband, I read a short scene from the book, and then I also read an essay that I wrote a...

What You Know Now
posted on: May 12, 2013

FIRST first novel

Here’s Katherine telling the quick story of how she wrote her first...

FIRST first novel
posted on: Apr 28, 2013

secret mission: Mondo Beyondo

I am lucky in a thousand ways this summer.  And one of them is that I get to help host a Secret Mission for the Dream...

secret mission: Mondo Beyondo
posted on: Jul 7, 2010

how women take care of each other

Okay, lucky me. After I made this video lots of other fun projects came my way. One of those projects was to make a...

how women take care of each other
posted on: May 5, 2010

make your own luck

I’ve just made a new trailer for Get Lucky that tries to feel a little bit like the book. I was super-lucky to...

make your own luck
posted on: Apr 21, 2010

public service announcement

Check out Katherine’s commercial for Writers In The Schools!

public service announcement
posted on: Mar 4, 2010

defining a movement

My friend Laura asked me to make a video for the Mom 2.0 Summit art show that’s coming up in February. And here...

defining a movement
posted on: Jan 28, 2010

the girls

I’ve been feeling feisty lately.  The brouhaha over Publishers Weekly’s Top Ten books of 2009 —...

the girls
posted on: Nov 17, 2009

s i s t e r s

I stumbled on this little moment in our old home movies over the weekend and couldn’t believe how sweet it was....

s i s t e r s
posted on: Nov 11, 2009

gorgeousness

Last spring, the amazing Mary Swenson took these photos for me in response to a quote I sent her from Everyone Is...

gorgeousness
posted on: Oct 26, 2009

life on the D-list

> Just got a message from my publicist at Random House that there’s a section of Kathy Griffin’s Bravo...

life on the D-list
posted on: Jul 30, 2009

writing wednesday: life with kids

Here’s a Writing Wednesday about life with kids.  The question comes up over and over:  How do you do both?...

writing wednesday: life with kids
posted on: Jul 21, 2009

100 things I am grateful for

It’s been that kind of summer.  The kind where it seemed like a good idea to make a list the things I am...

100 things I am grateful for
posted on: Jul 15, 2009

revising a draft

Here’s me, yesterday, revising an early draft of a story.  This is what it looks like early on–lots of...

revising a draft
posted on: Jun 29, 2009

writing wednesday! too much coolness ...

This Writing Wednesday is about naming characters.  And why you have to do it carefully and not just buy a baby book...

writing wednesday! too much coolness is not cool
posted on: Jun 24, 2009

do you make an outline when you write...

It’s Thursday morning!  So that must mean it’s time for Writing Wednesday! This question is from Jaime,...

do you make an outline when you write a novel?
posted on: Jun 18, 2009

it's Monday, so that must mean: ...

I’ve seen enough rambling homemade videos on YouTube to know it’s important to keep these Writing...

it's Monday, so that must mean: Writing Wednesday!
posted on: Jun 15, 2009

writing wednesday: friday edition!

I recorded this Writing Wednesday  post yesterday, and my husband was like, “You do know it’s Thursday,...

writing wednesday: friday edition!
posted on: Jun 12, 2009

written on the body

I’m not sure how I came up with the idea to do this.  But a few weeks back, I decided that I wanted to paint...

written on the body
posted on: Jun 11, 2009

couldn't wait for Wednesday!

There’s a good possibility I may never actually post on Wednesday.  But here’s the first one!  Kicking...

couldn't wait for Wednesday!
posted on: Jun 7, 2009
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