Spent a few hours this morning doing research on a character in my next novel. The research involved watching a panel of speakers at The Ebell discuss the foster care system in Los Angeles. It was heartwarming to be in a crowd of people committed to helping children and families! Writing has perks and I was lucky to get them today.
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Book deal! I have a novel coming out!
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What I’m Reading…
Is “I’m busy reading” an excuse for woefully neglecting my website? I hope so. Here’s this week’s novels: Finished: Sula by the incomparable Toni Morrison for my book club (aka The Dragonettes) Borrowed: Thank you LA Public Library for Fleishman is in Trouble (love that title!) by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Revisited: We Hope for Better Things by Erin…
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When One Friend Gives Another a Kidney…
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Adventures of a Maybe Human — A Book signing and panel at Chevalier’s bookstore!
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