by Rebecca | Oct 7, 2020 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, blog touring, deepthoughts, fiction lessons, grits that are true, guest posts, IRL, research, SLJ, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days
To say 2020 has been a challenging year for us all is definitely an understatement. So I was thrilled to have the opportunity to write an article for Karen Jensen’s SLJ blog, Teen Librarian Toolbox, about resilience–one of the themes of my latest MG novel,...
by Rebecca | Sep 4, 2018 | book people, deepthoughts, fiction lessons, historical fiction, interviews, middle grade, news, podcasts, research, setting, talking about writing, The Last Grand Adventure, verisimilitude, writing
I love talking about writing about as much as I love writing (so, a lot). And I had a great time talking about historical fiction and the writing life with one of my “Write Nite” pals (and directly-across-the-street neighbor) Gabriela Pereira. We get into:...
by Rebecca | Aug 23, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, balancing act, busting up rocks, deepthoughts, flexibility, i heart the beach, in defense of lazy, IRL, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, pairs well with a hammock, summertime
Usually, I’m an ant. I like having to-do lists and schedules, deadlines and goals, and I’m at my happiest when I’m working as much as playing, or maybe even a little more. But not in August. As the fable goes, there’s a time for work and a time...
by Rebecca | Nov 20, 2016 | conferences, deepthoughts, eventful, IRL, lets take this show on the road, nErDcampLI, PIE, teachers are the best, White House
November started off with an amazing day of literacy and learning: #nErDcampLI! This was my first EdCamp experience, and it was awesome. I got to listen to amazing educators and experts speak about topics in literacy and kidlit–like this fantastic session on the...
by Rebecca | Feb 4, 2015 | audrey and alice, book publishing, debutanting, deepthoughts, gratitude, heaven aka bookstores, libraries, mildly maudlin, school visits, teachers are the best, Uncategorized
My mom sent me this photo over the weekend of When Audrey Met Alice still on a B&N shelf, and I realized that it was a year ago that I first saw my book in a store. Today’s the actual anniversary of my pub date, 2/4/2014. It’s been a whole year! And if...
by Rebecca | Jan 24, 2015 | AWESOMENESS, deepthoughts, easily startled, Egmont, happy happy joy joy, IRL, middle grade, mildly maudlin, off topic, random, rare Saturday post alert, Summer of Lost and Found, Uncategorized
A lot went on in publishing this week,* but this post isn’t about that. Because the week before, I did something that middle-grade me would’ve been over the moon about: I met a manatee. I first read about manatees in a random Sleepover Friends super...
