Hilari Bell's Blog

This is my final camping away message for the year.  In fact, I'm going down to Albuquerque for the Balloon festival It's book research, so I'm being forced, forced I tell you! to go to a beautiful pl...

Yet another camping trip--those of you who've read any of my brief bios know I'm not kidding about how much I love to go camping.  Anyway, I won't be back and answering email till after Sept. 20th.  W...

This is a bit far from my usual writing related topics, but since my blog is in part about me, and the subject is on my mind...I have a cousin (whom I like, though I don't really know her well) who re...

Sometime last year I read about people podcasting their novels, and I said to myself, "Hey, I love reading aloud.  How hard could it be?"  Some version of those words begin most of the...interesting a...

I'm taking off to camp on the Oregon coast--my first long traveling trip since Alaska!  Still totally self-indulgent, even though I am taking work with me.  But I'm leaving July 11th, and won't be bac...

This is just a brief note that I'm going to be camping for the next few weeks--so if I don't answer your email promptly, that's why!  It's weird, the rest of my family will still be in the house, so w...

Since I posted my myspace email address, somewhat to my surprise, I've been getting fan letters.  I've thoroughly enjoyed them, too.  (Writers never dislike having someone tell you how much they like ...

Several years ago I was talking with a group of writers about doing school visits, and what a big difference it makes if the kids you're talking to have actually read one of your books.  If they haven...

This isn't really a blog--just a message that will show up on my profile to warn anyone trying to contact me that I'll be camping/@ PPWC till April 26th.  So if I don't respond to your email in a time...