by Rebecca | Apr 18, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, book people, i heart the beach, IRL, middle grade, pairs well with a hammock, revising, The Last Grand Adventure, this is how we read it, wrap ups
Happy spring! I spent most of my winter inside, staring out at the snow (or, more accurately where I live, slush-covered streets) while revising, and revising, and then revising The Last Grand Adventure. (Writing is editing, right?) I did take a break in between...
by Rebecca | Feb 12, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, books, hello, IRL, revising, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, The Last Grand Adventure, this is how we read it
Even though the winter seems long, time is flying by. Have I really not posted since nErDcampLI? Here’s what I’ve been up to lately. I made a quick trip to Wisconsin for the holidays, where I managed to bake gingerbread cookies: And check out the new...
by Rebecca | Mar 31, 2016 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, blog touring, contests and giveaways, guest posts, middle grade, MMGM, news, social media for the shy, Summer of Lost and Found, talking about writing, this is how we read it, treat this post as evidence of procrastination
March is Reading Month, and I am really excited to share in The Hiding Spot’s Growing a Reader series to celebrate it. I wrote about three of my formative reading experiences–which made me the reader and writer that I am today. You check out my post here,...
by Rebecca | Mar 18, 2015 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, contests and giveaways, grits that are true, historical fiction, paperback, women's history Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for more Women’s History! [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 Alice allowed me to spend a...
by Rebecca | Mar 11, 2015 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, books, contests and giveaways, grits that are true, historical fiction, paperback, twitterpated, Uncategorized, WIPspiration, women's history Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for more Women’s History! [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 Alice allowed me to spend a...
by Rebecca | Mar 4, 2015 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, contests and giveaways, grits that are true, historical fiction, nerdiness, paperback, research, twitterpated, Uncategorized, WIPspiration, women's history Wednesday
I love March for a few reasons: daylight savings time begins, theoretically it stops being so cold, the Chicago River gets dyed green, and the official start of SPRING! But I especially love that March is Women’s History Month and we get to spend 31 days...