I am feverishly completing my novel THE SWORD SWALLOWER'S DAUGHTER, an up-market literary adventure through culture and catastrophe. In addition to writing fiction, I am founder and moderator of #litchat, a reader/writer discussion operated entirely through Twitter. When not writing fiction or choosing fabulous authors to chat with through #litchat, I get paid to travel the world and tell others about what I see and do, who I talk to, and what I eat. In addition to the LitChat website, I maintain two blogs, my personal blog, OVATIONS and TRAVEL OVATIONS .