The scene is progressing, though a little slower than I intended. Heh. A snip:Whatever I had hoped to find, it wasn't materializing. His credit was good, I'll give him that. I mean, who in this world actually pays off their balance every month? Certainly not a person living on my salary. Nor someone with my spending habits. It's sick. Sick and wrong. Not to mention un-American.--Madison, FAKING IT...

Somehow I can't see D.A. being this way with me. Heh.A "conversation" between agent and author as that pesky deadline approaches. HERE.And another reason why I must get a room in the YA mansion someday. In fact, I want Maureen Johnson as my roomie....

Not to go all fangirl on y'all, but good grief. This guy is awesome.5. The Yeti. I love how he respects his wife's decision not to appear on his vblog. The Yeti sightings are one of the highlights of the whole thing. And it's too sweet how when he's out on the road, he'll stop in the middle of a sentence and say, "I miss the Yeti."4. Hank. He's related to Hank Green, and that's pretty damn cool.3....

So I've had this half-written scene for quite a while. It just didn't feel...RIGHT. I knew what needed to happen, but for some reason I kept hitting a wall. Well, folks, that wall came a tumblin' down tonight. YAY. I'd like to thank Claire and one Mr. James Frey. I have no idea why writing books are helping so much lately. They're not really teaching me anything I haven't heard a million times befo...

So, I'm a Project Runway addict. I happened to catch the finale to last season (as tonight is THIS season's premiere -- YAY), during which Tim Gunn goes to visit Chris and is a bit...put-off by his collection. He then makes this really great analogy, which goes something like this: When a person walks into a monkey house, they're overwhelmed by the stench of the place. It's nauseating, but after a...