A Change in Plans
The cancellation of my travels to Portugal this year and what I'll be doing instead.
Lego Fernando Pessoa on the Book Rocket, powered by Mensagem.
Armchair Traveler
Because of my broken ankle, I missed this year's New York Times Travel Show and that opportunity to plan my summer trip, which will -- ankle permitting -- take us…
Life Imitates Art and a Broken Leg Foreshadowed
Like my character in the 2015 Lego soap opera Brickland, I now have a broken leg. Some thoughts on being laid up.
What Are Comps and Why Are They Important?
When querying agents or submitting to publishers, writers often encounter the question, "What are the comps?" "Comps?" The word refers to comparative -- or competitive -- titles. Nonfiction book proposals…
Scooped!
What do you do when someone comes out with a book eerily similar to your unpublished project? How to survive being "scooped."
Checking on Those New Year’s Resolutions
Taking stock of my 2019 New Year's Resolutions, and celebrating the achievement of 2 out of 3, both of them related to my Lego work.
A Fresh Start
Starting afresh in a new apartment and with a new book deal, a middle grade historical novel in verse co-authored with Zetta Elliott.
Non-Heroic Narratives
A collective memoir of the occupied Polish-Ukrainian city of Lwów (Lviv) before, during, and after World War II as an alternative to the Hero's Journey.
Richard’s Official Unboxing!
Announcing my husband, Richard Lachmann's, new book, First Class Passengers on a Sinking Ship, with an unboxing (or unbagging) of his finished copies.
Punch Up, Punch Down, Punch Sideways
Reviews and an excerpt from unpublished work to illustrate different types of humor and to call for more that punches up.
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