1) I’m an author, composer, mother of five, wife, reader, teacher, Mormon, chocolate-nut, and computer geek. I will blog about any of...

(editing) Quick post today because what little time I have today needs to be focused on killing my darlings (words, that is). From...

(writing) I feel like a new woman today. No, I didn’t get my hair done. No, I didn’t get a new outfit. So why the big change? I took out...

(laughing) I love to laugh. I love anything that makes me laugh. Books. Movies. People. Whatever. My husband and I are married to this...

(mothering) . I Hate Sleep. Don’t get me wrong, I love sleeping. In fact, I’m a sleeping addict. If given the opportunity — which rarely...

(writing) First off—and totally off topic—I just had to share my exciting news this morning: SADIE is #5 on Deseret Book’s fiction list....

(playing) I had planned on doing a different post today. It’s mostly written, but it still needs some work. And I wasn’t in the mood to...

(Mothering) . A typical winter morning in the Belliston household goes something like this: . “Do you have a coat? Do you have gloves?...

(writing) My favorite author has told me many times that “Great books aren’t written, they’re rewritten.” I’m hoping that is true today....

(blogging) Happy New Year everyone! So I’m going against my personality this year. I’m setting some goals. I know. Shocking, right? I...

1) Writing a book is easy (comparatively). Editing/cutting a book is not. 2) Editing/cutting a book is easy (comparatively). Getting a...

Can I just say, Google has been my best friend for some time now. We’ve had our ups and downs, and yes, there are days I want to throw...

Warning… I’m in an odd, quirky kind of mood. I’ve been sick, I haven’t slept well, my house is quiet, and it’s raining. A bad...

Sadie has been out for 8 days and just made the Deseret Book top ten fiction list!!!

When I get online every day, my homepage pops up, which has a quick list of news articles from around the world. Most days I ignore these...

A couple of things… Also, Chapter 1 was just posted on Deseret Book’s site as well. So if you’d like a sneak peek, check it out here and...

11.11.11 With the release of SADIE, my writing buddy, friend, and wonderful sister-in-law Sarah has posted a blog today about me and my...

Just received word on the official release date for Sadie… 11-11-11 How cool is that? Not only is it a few weeks earlier than I was...

My book is here at last! And it’s so beautiful! An author doesn’t have a lot to do with the cover, but I really do love what Deseret Book...

Technology wins again. When my three-year-old stole his brother’s costume this morning, he said, “Look, Mom! I’m wearing an I-pad.” None...