You know the adage about putting on your own oxygen mask before helping others, right? We’ve all heard that line during the safety demonstration on airplanes and I can’t think of any time when it’s more apt than right now. And I can’t think of any time when it’s harder. Taking time to look after…

and I haven’t blogged in a bit because I am quietly and productively content. Contentment isn’t exciting; it isn’t eventful and it doesn’t demand that you sit up and pay attention. It just curls up calmly next to you and IS. The last few months–okay, the last MANY months–have been consumed with writing and travel…

I am traveling this week, my dears–off to Malice Domestic in the Washington DC area (Bethesda, to be accurate) and then to NYC! I’ll be appearing at Malice and also doing a reading in NY at Lady Jane’s Salon at Madame X on May 2, so please check the links on my Appearances page for…

I am currently on tour to mark the release of A CURIOUS BEGINNING. Regular blogging will resume in October, but please drop by the blog every Tuesday and Thursday in September for posts from the archive. In the meantime, hope to see you on tour! This post originally ran in 2009. Lately I’ve been talking…