New adult: the chicken or the egg?

There's a lively discussion going on over at Elle Strauss's blog about genre niches that aren't being filled. Many readers commented on the lack of books geared specifically toward...

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Blog slog

Call it Seasonal Affective Disorder, or "my anemia isn't gone despite the horsepills," or post-holiday slump, or immobilized-by-major-decisions-to-be-made.It's been a struggle...

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Compelling compulsions

Compulsion is a deep-seated need to do something, a belief that a particular action will make one's anxiety evaporate. More serious compulsions we label "OCD"--obsessive compulsive...

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Pottering

My daughter sadly has a summer birthday. Sadly because it's in the WORST part of summer--August, when everyone is on vacation. We've had a few very unsuccessful attempts at birthday...

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The yet-unhung shingle

I'm contemplating some shifts in the coming year. A big one is whether I will begin to take on some freelance editing projects.I've been hesitant to do this for one reason. Taxes....

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A vingette

Happy Epiphany! Today's the day of celebrating the Magi's visit to the Christ child and the official end of the Christmas season. In parts of the world, today is when gift-giving...

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Kindling a love of classics

I hope you all are having a delightful Christmas. What? You're not still celebrating? Come on, the party doesn't wrap till Jan. 6, peeps. We're still in the heart of the Twelve...

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