Release Week! And a Facebook Live Chat!

Hi friends, today is the day-before-the-big-one! Although it’s funny to even say that–tomorrow won’t necessarily feel like a big day because not much is happening (other than people finding my book (my book!) on their doorstep). I’ll take the kids to school, probably go for a walk, and swing by a bookstore to check out…

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Hi friends!  Lots of things are happening these days in my book/writing world, so I thought I’d give a little update. The Hideaway This continues to be the little book that could! Bookpage called it a “word-of-mouth surprise hit,” which means so much to me because it shows people are continuing to read it and…

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Happy Thanksgiving week!

Hi friends! It has been a while! What’s taking up my time these days, you ask? Here’s a quick visual. Sela and Kate on Hero day at school. Kate’s 8th birthday party! Sela at Christmas/Frozen/Cinderella madness at the mall. But what’s been taking up my free time the most?  This friendly little chart is keeping…

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USA Today Bestseller!

So, THE HIDEAWAY had a bit of a good week last week! Wednesday I learned that the book made it on to the Top 20 Most Sold list on Amazon, coming in at #17. This on its own was exciting enough.  THEN, oh but then, on Thursday, I returned home from dropping my kids off at…

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Catching 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…

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Release Day!

I don’t know what I expected this day to feel like. Way back when, when I first started writing and dreaming of publishing books, I imagined the life of a writer to have a touch of glamour. I guess I was hanging onto images of writers as sitting in cafes, congregating together to talk about…

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3 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…

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End 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…

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Odds 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…

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Update 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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