I've been without words on this topic.  I have nothing new to add-- It's a horrible tragedy.  My heart goes out to the people of Haiti and friends and family.  And hopefully, everyone will be able to do what they can to give and help the many...

So many exciting things are happening with the book.  It looks like it has a good opportunity for success--and by that I mean, the opportunity to connect with a wide and varied audience.  It's such a joy to share the story.  Twelve years I worked on...

I tried to give it up. I really tried.  The show lost it' heart last season--I didn't like the addition of the new judge and I didn't like how it all ended up -- all the final singers good, but it was clear that the 11-year-old text savy viewers and...

When I revamped my website in anticipation of the book's publication, I chose not to highlight this blog so that I could keep it as a "private" place.  Yes, "private" on the world wide web.  But what I mean is: people who read this blog know me or...

People ask me often about the characters in the book -- are they inspired by real people I know?  In particular, people want to know about who's behind the character, Grandma Doris. My real grandmother is only fleetingly like the character in the...