the end begins

My book, my cute little as-of-yesterday-unnamed-book, finally has a name. You see, authors don’t get to name their books. I know, I know, it seems shocking. They can SUGGEST names, which may or may not be chosen. But even though the author birthed their book,...

new article in the newspaper :)

Woohoo! I have an article in the Deseret News, reviewing the new book Fit2Fat2Fit, about a guy who gained 75 lbs on purpose…and then lost it again, all in one year. Pretty interesting book. Click here for the word

and so it begins.

I got my first ever-in-my-life editorial letter. What that is: when a book is put under contract, it is assigned an editor. The first thing that editor does (when finally given the go-ahead to begin work) is to read the thing, making comments in the manuscript as they...

perfect hard boiled eggs

Why mention that topic on my writing site? Because I just had an article about it published in the Deseret News. Eggs, my friends, eggs. Seems like a lot of stuff going on with the paper lately, but it’s sort of just chance and the way their schedule works. I...

fake journalist

Yay! My book review of a Michael Jackson bio is on the front page of the Deseret News arts section today. Link to the online version

wow that feels good…

…to see my byline in print. My review of the new book by Jennifer Chiaverini, The Wedding Quilt, appeared in the Deseret News yesterday, in the Sunday Arts section. You can also see it here: The Wedding Quilt To celebrate I’ll give away a free copy of this...