Tip of the Day: The YALSA Symposium is three months away! Who's going (besides me)? I am rewriting the MG novel that got me my first ...

Tip of the Day, Librarian Edition: February is Love Your Library Month! Ask your local librarians what you can do for them! All of us writer...

Tip of the Day: I started doing something I swore I'd never in my life resort to...keeping a food journal. But I have to admit its sort ...

Tip of the Day: need a good stress relief? Check out some of these aromatherapy products . Cheap and effective! If you are like me, then you...

Tip of the Day: want an interesting quick read? Check out this list of things from a 1911 The Ladies’ Home Journal on what they think life ...

Tip of the Day: Take advantage of Wegmans $6 meals when you can. Last week I talked about the Rochester Teen Book Fest and said I'd dis...

Tip of the Day: Newest procrastination device: Wii Jeopardy! After my last round of line edits on my YA from my agent, I learned of a couple...

*with apologies to Elvis Costello Tip of the Day: Eat lunch BEFORE baking holiday cookies. Just in time to prepare for holiday goodness, I f...

Tip of the Day: Want to spend time on a crisp Adirondak mountain with a beautiful clear lake? Visit Silver Bay ! I am back from the Falling ...

Tip of the Day: Thanksgiving is just 13 days away. I don't want to know how many days until Christmas, because it's not enough. I sh...

Tip of the Day: Think whipping off fab YA novels is easy for established writers? Read this post by one of my faves, Sarah Dessen . Last Wed...

Tip of the Day: Favorite recent read besides Tina's MFBIBTY: SIREN by Tricia Rayburn. A paranormal that stays firmly rooted in reality -...

Tip of the day: To print out your manuscript so it looks like a book (and saves on paper), go to Format, Columns, then select two. After tha...

Tip of the Day: Feeling nostalgic for junior high as school starts up again? Watch this movie again. Sing along with Cyndy Lauper! By approx...

Tip of the day: Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend. School starts up for my kids next week, which means I'm back to my third (or is...

*With apologies to New Kids on the Block Tip of the Day: Want to laugh? Read WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by John Green (of course, the maste...

* With apologies to Blink 182 Tip of the Day: If you are trying to limit your chocolate intake, do not buy a bag of Dove Dark Chocolate Prom...

Tip of the Day: Feeling bogged down by your blog? Author Hillary Wagner gives some great tips from blogging experts here . Yes, I'm stil...

Tip of the Day: For a great YA read on a teen with a mother who hoards, check out DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS by C. J. Omololu . I couldn't put...

Tip of the Day: When you blog, always remember to tag your entries. It really helps you find stuff later on! Ok, there are dozens of reasons...