Just for a record, I completly agree with everything he writes about writers.

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That's one of the many reasons it's been such a pleasure for me to get to know Mike and Michelle, two wonderful people who have adopted three little boys. They are such a vibrate, happy, chaotic family, the kind that when they walk by, people can't help smile at them.

They just found out that the birth mother of their youngest son is pregnant again and she asked them to adopt the unborn baby so that two siblings could be raised together. This would be their fourth child, but their hearts are so big, they jumped at the opportunity.

One little catch. Adopting is expensive. Crazy expensive. And after paying for three adoptions, their bank account has cobwebs and chirping crickets. So they've set up a website that tells their story and accepts donations to help fundraise for the cost of the adoption.

Please go check it out. If you can, help these wonderful people make the world a better place.

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They have over 3000 copies of signed YA novels as well as manuscripts, advanced reader copies, various editions, and it's the most used section of the University's special collections. I'm so honored to be part of it!

Check it out here.

This is what really happens at bookstores at night.

And while Moses was MIA, I did get a chance to meet some very nice people, like KC from the Peach Valley Cafe (they really did have the best Greek Omlettes...thanks for the tip!) and all the other lovely people who stopped by to say hello and buy a copy of Kindred and High Dive. I hope you're all enjoying reading it and thanks for your support!

Now, the shmoozing is over. It's back to work for me and hopefully I'll have something to share with you soon!

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If you can tear yourself away from visiting with Biblical patriarchs and desert transportation, I will be at the Jewish Hall of Fame, speaking at 2pm.

Stop by and say "sababa!"

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We are lucky enough to have manatees regularly visit our neck of the woods (errr, waters). It's pretty awesome when you can see an endangered animal on a regular basis. Though often, there's not much to see.

 (That grey rock...it's a manatee.)

And then sometimes, when you least expect it, you see some really crazy wildlife.

 It's a bit hard to tell the size of this fish from the photo, but just the visible part is almost as long as I am tall. And if you're thinking, gulp, that's one giant fish, well my friends, you'd be exactly right. It's goliath. A Goliath Grouper, to be exact, feasting on all the tasty treats a fish could wish for under a pier.

And that's how we roll in Florida. You might see an endangered species in our clear, Gulf waters...or dinner. You never know.

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I loved this description of what the copy editing is like. It's completely accurate, even though she's writing a cookbook. I guess copy-editing is copy-editing, no matter what the text is about. And speaking of copy editing...yes, my turn is coming. Spoils is on the docket and as soon as I have a pub date to share with you, I will!

Have a great week, leap year and all!

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Yes, it's true. Kindred is now out in paperback. You might not recognize it, it does have a lovely new cover, but inside, Miriam and Emmett, Mo and Jason as up to their usual mischief.

And so, in honor of them and my new cover, I'm holding a wee contest. Just email me your favorite line from Kindred (if, for some reaosn, you haven't read Kindred, you can email me a line from any one of my books) and I will pick one winner to recieve a signed paperback copy of Kindred! I can't wait to see what line you pick. And I'm very curious if I'm going to be seeing a lot of the same line or if you all pick different lines.

I'll announce the winner next week!

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This story is one of the most beautiful love stories I've heard in a long time. I was driving, listening to NPR,  and it was one of those magical moments where tucked in between stories of war here and corruption there,  was this amazing story of a nun and a priest who fall in love. Their son tells their story and you can just hear the amazed bafflement in his voice as he talks about them.

It's beautiful.

It's love.

Happy Valentine's Day.

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Image found here.