by Rebecca | Feb 13, 2014 | authors, Bookanistas, covers, gushing, middle grade, this is how we read it
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: Nikki Loftin’s Nightingale’s Nest Here’s the jacket copy from the publisher: A powerful novel about friendship and family that calls to mind Bridge to TerabithiaTwelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., or “Little...
by Rebecca | Feb 7, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, blog touring, Class of 2K14, debutanting, gratitude, guest posts, happy happy joy joy, interviews, talking about writing
I had so much fun watching When Audrey Met Alice head off to “eat up the world” this week! Thanks to everyone who congratulated, shared, tweeted, and cheered me, Audrey, and Alice on. And a huge thanks to the bloggers who’ve generously hosted me on...
by Rebecca | Feb 4, 2014 | audrey and alice, debutanting, deepthoughts, feel the love, happy happy joy joy, party time, warm fuzzy, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
This is a really hard post to write and a really easy one, too. It’s hard because I’ve thought about this day for so long–in terms of when I started writing for publication, five years; and in terms of how long I’ve secretly dreamed of being an...
by Rebecca | Jan 30, 2014 | audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, books, debutanting, feel the love, happy happy joy joy, mildly maudlin, Sourcebooks, Uncategorized, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
Last night, I got home to a big box on my doorstep. Sent from Sourcebooks c/o RR Donnelly, so I had an inkling what was inside. (Photo taken after I’d gone inside and grabbed a camera, and almost locked myself out in my excitement.) (Please ignore the other...
by Rebecca | Jan 29, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, flexibility, hypochondriacs nonanonymous, in defense of lazy, IRL, lets get physical, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, what's up wednesday
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. You can find the link widget (and cute buttons!) on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts.What I’m Reading I finished Tiger Lily, which I loved. I also read Brandy...