by Rebecca | Jul 22, 2014 | hello, i heart the beach, IRL, pairs well with a hammock, pretty pretty, relax, revising, sharks versus bears, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, why so many tags for such a short and insubstantial post?
How exactly is it July 22nd already? I swear, I was staring out the window at slushy snow just days ago. And now back-to-school ads are popping up . . . But even though this has been a busy summer so far, it’s been busy in delightful ways: I’ve also read...
by Rebecca | Jun 12, 2014 | agents, AWESOMENESS, books, Egmont, feel the love, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, historical fiction, i heart the beach, middle grade, New Leaf, news, PW, Summer of Lost and Found, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, WIP, writing
So you might have seen this in Publishers Weekly this afternoon (click to make big!): That’s right! I* sold my second book! The Summer of Lost and Found will be in bookstores in 2016. It’s full of everything I loved to read about as a middle-grader:...
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 | Mar 21, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, authors, AWESOMENESS, back to the grind, eventful, Friday Fives, i heart the beach, in defense of lazy, IRL, pairs well with a hammock, Uncategorized
1. This has been a long winter. (That seems like an understatement.) I got some relief from the snow, cold, and gray last week when I went on a nice warm trip. I read a lot of books; I even hung out in a hammock. It was excellent. 2. But now it’s back to work!...
by Rebecca | Jan 8, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, i heart the beach, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, What I'm Reading Right Now, what's up wednesday
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. If you’d like to join in, you can find the link widget on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts. I love this idea because it gives a structured, easy way for me to keep up with...
by Rebecca | Oct 3, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, AWESOMENESS, feel the love, gratitude, gushing, happy happy joy joy, hello, i heart the beach, I talk about food too much, olykoeks
Hi! You made it over here to my blog’s new home. I figured now would be a great time to mention how wonderful working with Biondo Studio has been. I was pretty scared about leaving my comfortable Blogger home and venturing into the world of WordPress and a...
