by Rebecca | Dec 31, 2019 | books, gratitude, I talk about food too much, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, nostalgia, releases, The Disaster Days, The Last Grand Adventure, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, why so many tags for such a short and insubstantial post?, WIP, wrap ups, writing
According to my Instagram, these nine photos sum up my 2019: I see a lot of books (launching The Disaster Days and receiving an honor for The Last Grand Adventure), writing (I took my 2020 release from blank page to revised, final manuscript in 11 months!), and one...
by Rebecca | Mar 25, 2015 | audrey and alice, contests and giveaways, grits that are true, historical fiction, nostalgia, paperback, Scholastic, Uncategorized, WIPspiration, women's history Wednesday
It’s the last Wednesday of March, so it’s time for one more Women’s History post! [One of my favorite things about writing historical fiction is getting to explore the lives of real, and sometimes famous, women—like Alice Roosevelt. When Audrey Met...
by Rebecca | Apr 1, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, characters, middle grade, MMGM, nostalgia, onefour kidlit, turtle wexler ftw
First things first: I survived my move, and so did all of my books! Phew. Now if only I could find where I packed my shoes and my chargers in this mess . . . Anyway, I’m excited that today is the inaugural MG Monday post for mad for Middle Grade, a group of...
by Rebecca | Oct 5, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, characters, middle grade, nerdiness, nostalgia, WIP, writing
Thanks to Katy Upperman for tagging me. I loved reading about her fabulous WIP, Cross My Heart. Here are some answers about my upper-MG WIP:What is the working title of your book?When Audrey Met AliceWhere did the idea come from? It’s kind of a long story. I...
by Rebecca | Jun 13, 2012 | confessions, in which I embarrass myself, IRL, nostalgia, off topic, things that make you go duh, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, why so many tags for such a short and insubstantial post?
You served me well, Dumbphone. Even though you never held a charge. Even though your backplate constantly yearned to break free from the rest of the phone, rendering you unconscious (sometimes in the middle of a call). Even though you loved to butt-dial my sister and...
