The Question of the Day

I'd like to do a little market research regarding market research. I just filled out an online survey about my last travel experience. I...

YA Writer, Amy Spalding , invited me to join a book club. The first meeting is coming up and the read is Albatross by fellow kt literary cl...

It’s like this I ease my bedroom door open The air conditioner hums as I step into the still hallway Through the darkness, I reach for the r...

Last night, H and I babysat K. (Total tangent: That read like an alphabet book, didn't it?) We played with walkie talkies and ran around...

I met with my critique group last night. I'd sent them the first few pages of the story I've been researching. As always, they broug...

After just one night in Jersey, the "aw" in talk, walk and call snuck back into my speech. And after spending a week with my mothe...

Yesterday, as I sat at the airport bar watching people drag carry-on's through the terminal, I wondered if they were arriving for vacati...

Yesterday, I made a new friend. This is Skylark. She lives at Liberty Hill Farm in Vermont. She's a milking cow. On the farm, I met cal...

"Mommy, where does ice cream come from?" I asked repeatedly, only about three summers ago, until my mother finally took me to Ben ...

While enjoying the view from my parents' mountain porch, my mother and I poured over her high school yearbook. "This guy drives a ...

As we pulled out of the airport parking lot, my mother said, "Oh! I have a great cemetery to take you to." "Really?" I a...

My new project takes place in the early 60's. So yesterday my mom and I discussed key events of that time. "Kennedy got elected and...

I'm too tired to pretend to be creative today. What are you too tired for? xoxo, Suzanne

This morning, after breakfast, the groom offered a Listerine breath strip to his nephew. B hesitated and put the strip in his mouth. "P...

Over a tray of Cheerios, my beautiful little niece puts her hands over her eyes then pulls them away, peekaboo-ing Auntie Suzie. She wiggles...

I asked my brother what he wants me to make for dinner and he said, "Meatballs." So predictable. What meal do people request when ...

This weekend, my friends J and T are getting married. I love weddings. I love getting dressed up. And the moment the groom sees the bride at...

Yesterday I was craving a cheeseburger. The craving started the day before, when I thwarted it with chicken, but by yesterday I had to eat ...

Yesterday, Bish Denham posted a great story about finding a land crab inside the mosquito netting while visiting the islands. Her creepy c...

Every year, my father and his wife have a barbeque at their home in Sonoma . We taste wines from the area and eat way too much cheese and g...

Today, I'm returning home after a short trip to see family. As great as it is to enjoy time together, I find that coming home is always ...

While brainstorming and plotting my newest novel idea, my friend, Nancy Lamb handed me a copy of The Art and Craft of Storytelling . "...

Rena , children's book author and blogging buddy, asks "Was there ever a movie you bought on DVD, but hated it so much that you gav...

Beck asked the question, "What did the man say when two houses fell on him?" I know I've heard the answer to this joke. Becaus...

I'm guest blogging at kt literary today. While our agent is on vacation, kt literary clients, Kater Cheek and Carrie Harris blogged M...