by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
Writers are readers. That probably doesn’t come as a shock to most of you. What surprised me, however, when I first started doing writing-related events–talking to readers in bookstores and schools and at book clubs–is how interested readers are in what...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
I spent ten days vacationing on the Oregon coast earlier this month and figured out, after seven years of writing full-time, why I write. As you might imagine, writers write for different reasons. Some write to put food on the table. (Trust me, my children would...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
I took ten days off from writing this month. Gasp! Shudder. The world did not come to an end. I didn’t miss any writing deadlines (although I came darn close with this blog post), and Oprah didn’t call while I was out of town. I went on a vacation with my family. ...