Fletch: "What are you doing?" Me: "What does it look like Im doing?" Fletch: "You appear to be washing your foot in the kitchen sink." Me: "Bingo." Fletch: &qu...
Hope everyone had a fab Memorial Day weekend! We spent ours getting the house ready for a summer of entertaining Martha-style, which included hauling plants out of the car in ninety-million degree te...
The top request I heard on tour was to blog daily. So Im pledging to try. Sometimes the posts will be photo-heavy. Like today. I was bummed when we didnt have a white Christmas this year. Yet the mil...
Tour is over, I’m back, and I’m ready to talk about reading! But not to talk about reading my books because, frankly, I’ve had enough of that to last me until next year. At some point during the tour...
Before I forget... Ill be here tomorrow/this weekend: FRIDAY, MAY 18 WASHINGTON, DC BARNES & NOBLE 555 12th St. NW 7 PM SATURDAY, MAY 19 GAITHERSBURG, MD GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL City Hall grou...
How do I say this politely? Fuck you, Macy’s. Trust me, that’s polite considering how mad I am. To backtrack, I decided to go shopping today. Since I was across the street looking at outdoor pillows ...
Greetings from the brief respite between tour cities! Im home just long enough to do some laundry, reset the TiVo, and inspect Fletch for all his digits. Hes not yet lost a finger to his wonky power ...
(I put this on my Facebook fan page yesterday, but since I dont know the overlap between here and there, Im erring on the side of caution and cross-posting, largely because this still makes me giggle...
I am so, so excited to finally post the book trailer for Jeneration X! The Campaign Video When I asked the stylist to give me "Sarah Palin hair - only, you know, more bat-shit-crazy" that d...
Thanks to all of you for participating! The big winner is... Krista, who digs mocking her neighbor while he cuts his huge lawn with a weed wacker! (Krista, I like your style!) Also, I have your email...
Experts who claim the key ingredient to a healthy marriage is “mutual respect” or “open communication” or “meeting one another’s emotional needs” are all wrong. I mean, sure, those ingredients are im...
A graphic representation of exactly what the FREE signed bookplate looks like for everyone who preorders Jeneration X in the next few weeks. Not pictured: the nine thousand blurry photos I tried to t...
Todays one of those rare times I wished I worked in an office, primarily because of the water cooler chatter. I imagine this mornings been nothing but recaps of the Hunger Games and last nights episo...
Whos ready for Jeneration X? Or, rather, whos ready for the Jeneration X tour, coming soon to a city near you? Drum roll, please... TUESDAY, MAY 1 SAINT LOUIS, MO Mad Art Gallery 2727 S. 12th St. St....
Having just finished work on a new book, Im kind of a mess. (Not emotionally, mind you. Im aces there and delighted with the finished product.) When Im on deadline, nothing matters except for writing...
Hey, all! Im cross-posting this from Facebook, just in case anyone comes here who doesnt go there. Anyway, Im super honored to be the author the lovely ladies of Chick Lit Is Not Dead chose to help t...
If youre in Florida or Arizona, heres a quick reminder that Ill be seeing you soon! Below, Im posting the event details, including each stores policy for writstbands and backstock so everyone should ...
An Open Letter to That Guy, You met a girl who appealed to you. Maybe you liked her hair or her face or her figure. Maybe you liked her easy smile or her quick laugh. Maybe you liked what a good spor...
* * * VOTING NOW CLOSED! WINNERS ARE: Mac - who wont leave home without her (his?) iPad and passport Sarah - who insists on taking a book from the library Laurel - whos a little superstitious and bri...
The bad news? The Sixteen Candles event has already sold out. Thanks to everyone who signed up and Ill see you in March! For those who missed out, Im really sorry. None of us involved in setting up t...
What are you doing on March 24th? If youre in the Chicago area (or, as I like to say, If You Were Here), join me for whats going to be the coolest event ever! What: A screening of the beloved John Hu...
Im on book deadline. Again. Thats why I havent been around here much. Sorry about that. I have a very short period in which to get this one done so by the time I hit my goal every day, the last thing...
Theres no other way of saying it... sometimes Im just a dumbass. The background here is I recently made a major professional decision - I left the literary agency Ive been with since 2003. (We had a ...
I keep running across blog posts and tweets and articles summarizing last year, all of which can be condensed into three words: 2011 Blew Goats Thats pretty much my assessment, too. Having lived thro...
Apparently you cant tell 50,000 Facebook followers about getting locked in the garage without providing the back story, so here goes: A few years ago I received a silver key ring for making the best ...
Move-in Day Last Year: "So the bedroom drapes arent exactly our style, but theyre fine and theyre custom-made and even though they look like they should line a coffin, Imma keep em because Im ch...
Good morning! This photo has no bearing on what Im writing next. I just really wanted to share the awesome that is the $10 milk frother I bought. Im so quick to complain about what I dont like that I...
Well? Have you seen Breaking Dawn yet? Are you such a Twihard that you went to the midnight showing on Thursday? Or are you less hardcore in that you waited until the 10:30 showing on opening day? Pe...
Every year when we plan book tour cities, I promise the folks in Florida that Ill do my best to get there. And I have always failed you, Florida. Until now. Which is why Im delighted to announce Jens...
First up, the winners of yesterdays Its Hard Not to Hate You book giveaway are... Beth D. Marlene Bates Melissa Chapman (But you know this because I already emailed you.) For everyone else, I have a ...
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