perfection protest!
I’m not blogging much because I am on fire writing a new book. I’d write for 10 hours a day right now,...
popcorn art
Summer is really not my season. Or I suppose I should say, Texas summer is not my season. Or climate. If we...
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...
unplugged
I’m taking the month off from the Web. It’s a radical thing to do, but there it is. I’ve got a...
how to make a comfort list
In Get Lucky, the main character makes a “comfort list” of things that are soothing. Here it...
author interview: keris stainton
Now for a treat. Keris Stainton, an e-friend of mine, has just published her debut novel. Keris is an avid reader...
a day in the life
Kristina at the blog Owning Kristina just sent an email and asked me to describe a day in my writing life for her....
the barbecue capital of Texas
I kind of lean in a vegetarian direction. But when you go to the Bar-B-Q capital of Texas, you just HAVE to be a...
the Lockhart Library
Last week, I drove out to Lockhart, Texas, with my mom for a book event. The library in my new book is based on the...
How NOT To Write: passive constructio...
Why are they called “constructions”? Because a sentence is something you build, right? You assemble it...
all my exes live in Marfa
Did I say “all”? I actually meant “none.” But an old friend of one of my exes — who...
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...
spoiled goats, fresh cheese: Blue Her...
Over winter break, we went out to the country to visit my childhood friend Christian and his wife Lisa at their farm....
praise for Get Lucky
“[A] thoroughly enjoyable girlish romp.” – Library Journal “Center delivers an original, engaging, and...
free LUCK for everybody
So we had the book launch party for Get Lucky on Saturday. I really wasn’t sure how many people would show up,...
the beautiful salad my kids did not e...
Dear Jamie Oliver, I am enjoying your show. And while I may never truly recover from watching you make a chicken...
radio is an art
I had such a fun time this morning talking with Christopher Gabriel on his radio program at WDAY in Fargo, North...
book trailer for Get Lucky
Get Lucky is a novel about many different things, but one of them is sisters. I have two sisters,...
HEAR a clip from GET LUCKY
My third novel, Get Lucky, comes out next week!! Here’s a fun, sneak-peek audio clip! Click here to...
our kitchen windowsill
I spend a lot of time looking at this windowsill. It’s right above our kitchen sink and right across from...
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