I’ve gotten an edit letter that was 4 paragraphs long. I’ve gotten an edit letter than was four pages long. I’ve gotten an edit letter than went from one email to twenty emails, discussing all sorts of possibilities. In all instances, I read the letter and emails about 50 times before starting to revise. No […]

My 7th grade science teacher once told me, “Miranda, a human being’s first instinct is correct 90% of the time. If you’re going to deviate from your first instinct, you’d better have a good reason why you should.” Disclaimer: I have no idea if this is hard science or what, but I live by it […]

My husband’s aunt and uncle just returned from a ten-month sailing trip, which spanned from Washington, D.C., down the Atlantic Coast to the Florida Keys and throughout the Caribbean.  Yesterday, we saw them for the first time, and boy, had they changed. First of all, they have more muscles than the Hulk.  Second, they seemed […]

I had a really great time at the American Library Association Conference, which is still taking place in Washington, D.C. thru Tuesday. I met a lot of nice people and got to ogle some amazing authors, e.g. John Green. He waved at me, and I just about died. Someone dared me to eat a larvae, […]

  As you can see from the picture, getting coffee is a dangerous game.  I took this picture at a non-peak hour – usually there are about 20 people crowded around this station.  I’m surprised I come out unscathed (for the most part — I’ve been burned a few times).    Here’s how it goes down: […]