Posts Tagged ‘Hurricane Season’
Back to School (aka the most bittersweet day of the year)
Hi friends! It’s been a while. First, a little housekeeping: It feels pretty self-serving to direct you to my Facebook page, but since you’re here to see what’s going on in my world, I guess it’s not too much of a stretch to think you might be interested to know I post more frequently (but…
Read MoreCatching up…
I’ve received my first award for The Hideaway. My seven-year-old Kate brought this to me a couple days after the book came out. Naturally, it’s the best kind of prize. Done novel. Check. In case you missed it, I posted photos of the book release party on Facebook–you can find them here. It was…
Read More3 months from today!!
What my life looks like these days (although imagine more cardboard boxes and dust. Lots of dust.) A few days ago I was cleaning out stacks and drawers of papers (writers have LOTS of random stacks of paper hanging around) and I found my very first draft of The Hideaway! It was like finding an…
Read MoreEnd of the Year Round-up
Here in Birmingham, we are sitting at about 50 degrees outside, but word is tonight an arctic front is blowing though, plunging us into the 20s. As a certifiable “cold person,” I’m already cold just thinking about those temps. In fact, I’m pretty darn cold here in the 50s, so there may be no hope…
Read MoreOdds and Ends
It’s morning and the house is momentarily calm. Granted, everyone in the house is looking at a screen–the girls are sharing a Launchpad (but they’re SHARING it!); Matt is catching up on a show on the computer downstairs, earbuds in place; and I’m upstairs in my cozy bed. I just started a cute new book…
Read MoreUpdate on books!
THE HIDEAWAYI received my editorial letter in mid-June with a deadline of July 29–two days from now. But I returned it to my editor Karli about a week ago! Her letter was lovely, truly. It was four pages of comments, kind praise, suggestions, and questions. I was incredibly relieved because I’ve heard of huge editorial…
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