by Rebecca | Jun 2, 2014 | authors, book people, eventful, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, libraries, middle grade, wrap ups
I had the best Saturday. Just look at this lineup, and you’ll understand why: Thirty-seven fabulous middle-grade authors took over the gorgeous Jefferson Market Library (which used to be a courthouse and the site of a lot of famous trials; check this out for the...
by Rebecca | May 13, 2014 | gushing, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, i heart the beach, I talk about food too much, IRL, olykoeks, sensory overload, setting, Uncategorized
Last week I hopped on a train and in a car to make my way to coastal North Carolina for a research trip. Here’s some of what I saw and did: I didn’t think I could get more excited about working on this story, but I did. There’s nothing quite like...
by Rebecca | Apr 30, 2014 | books, interviews, onefour kidlit, setting, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, what's up wednesday, WIP, WIPspiration
What I’m Reading I just finished up Louise Galveston’s By the Grace of Todd, a hilariously gross and inventive MG. Thanks to it, I will be deep-cleaning my apartment this weekend. Now I’m reading Jennifer Mathieu’s The Truth About Alice, which is an...
by Rebecca | Apr 28, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, blog touring, busting up rocks, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, revising, talking about writing, Uncategorized
My fellow Sourcebooks author Nancy J. Cavanaugh tagged me in this fun blog-hop tour about the writing process. You can check our her post on writing here! And I’m tagging Jessica Love, whose debut PUSH GIRL releases in June, and the very talented Katy Upperman....
by Rebecca | Apr 24, 2014 | Bookanistas, books, characters, onefour kidlit, this is how we read it, Uncategorized
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: Maria E. Andreu’s The Secret Side of Empty. Here’s the jacket copy from the publisher: As a straight-A student with a budding romance and loyal best friend, M.T.’s life seems as apple-pie American as her blondish...
