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It's Raining, It's Pouring. This is my Nightmare.
No Friday Five Today. Why? Because it would turn into Friday Five: Waterlogged Edition. Friday Five: Why I Should’ve Invested in a Canoe. Or Friday Five: Why I Hate Rain.Because my hair frizzes into a...
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Friday Five: Melissa Joan Hart Edition
TBS keeps screwing with my morning programming. Saved by the Bell wasn’t running for a few days this week, and you know: that’s the *only* thing that keeps me on the treadmill, so it’s like, ESSENTIAL...
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Meeting Carrie Ryan
I must blog very fast today, because I am *SOOO* behind. (I know, I know. And you’re totally going to hear this until my next month off, which is um, June. So I apologize in advance for the whining.)I...
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Quick Update
I’m stepping back into the land of the living. Sort of. It started with a 36-hour stomach virus last Monday, and evolved into a full-fledged cold: sinus headaches, congestion, sore throat, cough...
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Friday Five . . . on Sunday
I found a free minute (five minutes?) so I’m updating. It’s safe to say blogging will be sporadic throughout the holidays (in case you haven’t already noticed).1. I think my sore throat/cold/cough is...
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Christmas Countdown
In honor of the holiday season I'm counting down my top five favorite Christmas "movie" moments. In no particular order:5. White Christmas: Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye sing "Sisters" (My mom and I love...
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Happy New Year!
So yeah, this is the post where I usually revel in how wonderful the previous year was for me and all the amazing things that happened and how 2011 will be awesome and blah blah blah blah blah. The...
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Weekly Recap
A lot happened this week. . . . The Newbery and Caldecott winners were bumped from The Today Show so Snooki could plug her book. I don't even know what to say about this. For a moment, because of some...
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In Honor of L. K. Madigan . . .
The 2009 Debutantes are spreading the L. K. Madigan book love!Go here to learn how you can win one of 40 sets of Flash Burnout (the 2010 Morris Award Winner) and The Mermaid's Mirror.Please link, post,...
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Happy Birthday, Eddie!
Today is Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, so I feel it's only right to wish the author whose stories and poems continue to creep me out a happy day. Am disappointed the Poe Toaster seems to have retired,...
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My Playlist
Music inspires me more than anything else, I think, and my taste is *so* eclectic that barely any patterns emerge in my playlists. Indie Rockers, 80's power ballads, pop divas, classical. . . . It's...
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Quick Update
I'm coming off another insane work week (I swear, by Friday my eyeballs are ready to fall out), so today's update will be quick.First, in light of the news of the 25-year anniversary of the Challenger...
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EBooks and Lip Gloss
There's been some buzz in the indie publishing world about the new NYT bestseller list for ebooks.Apparently indies aren't included.Yes, they're called indies now. Remember when self-publishing had...
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I'd Rather Be Writing
I have a passion project I'm working on right now, and I'm just *so* in love with it I don't want to do anything but write, which is hard because my days are packed with work and family obligations....
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Hurry Up, Spring!
The high here today is 75 degrees. Yes, a warm front is coming through, and it's just enough to make me want to push winter out the door, kicking him out forever. It's only mid-February, though, and we...
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For Lisa. . . .
Sending my thoughts and prayers, love and hugs out into the world for L.K. Madigan and the family and friends she left behind. . . .
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Hi. My name is Leigh, and I'm a workaholic.
Sometimes I think my head is going to explode. Truly. I'm coming off another week of self-imposed guerilla proofreading. So in the last week I listened to my latest ms (because it's super easy to find...
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Movie Marathon Update
So the whole Twilight weekend movie marathon was a huge success. Since I left you on Friday with my head exploding (figuratively, of course), I thought you at least deserved an update. Friday night I...
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A Quick Announcement and some Eye Candy
An announcement for you on this beautiful spring Friday. . . .And yes, that is my name nestled among the YA greatness. Now that I’m caught up on sleep, I'm wondering if I can pull off two Twilight...
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Thought You Had a Blog Post, Didn't You?
APRIL FOOLS!It's actually another one of those weeks. But the good news is, I'm working on a new project, and it's all bright and shiny and sparkly and really fun right now. Actually, it's a little...
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On American Idol
I honestly thought I wasn't going to like this season of American Idol. It's no secret that I had a married girl crush on Simon Cowell, so when he announced he was leaving, I was more than slightly...
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For Leigh Brescia, Press "Ruby Rush"
So, I was doing some blog maintenance recently, and was surprised to discover that the number one search term linked to my blog is not, in fact, leigh brescia (or one of the many derivatives of this,...
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Yes, I'm Still Hanging Around. . . .
Blog posts have been sporadic, I know. (More like non-existent.) I've had a super busy summer so far, and I'm working on a few "behind the scenes" things right now. So . . . it's not that I'm not...
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It's Here!
You never forget your first...In THE FIRST TIME, 25 young adult authors contribute 25 stories all about firsts: first loves, first kisses, first zombie slayings, and more. Featuring New York Times...
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