Yesterday I had the pleasure of chatting with a group of teen readers/writers about how to get published. One of the teens asked a question during the Q&A portion of the session that's one I hear a lot, and one I struggle even myself with finding the answer to. When you're writing a book and you get stuck, how the heck do you move past it? How do you push the story forward? This question is always tough for me to answer because, to be honest, I'm terrible at overcoming writer

Recently, something wonderful happened. Something beautiful, something exquisite. I finally got my own tiny office space! See, for the past many months...years, really...actually, just about my entire life, I've done most of my writing (and freelance editing, when that became my official day job) lying on a couch. Or even a bed. Now, don't get me wrong, it's wonderful to curl up on the couch with my laptop and a cup of tea and strangle some words out of my brain. In fact, I s