by Rebecca | Oct 16, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, ARCs, audrey and alice, authors, books, contests and giveaways, debutanting, Goodreads, I talk about food too much, IRL, middle grade, 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,...
by Rebecca | Jun 24, 2013 | audience, BUBBLES!, deepthoughts, ideal readers, IRL, mildly maudlin, preaching to the choir, summertime, talking about writing, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, WIPspiration
I have many writing spots, in my apartment, from the desk to the couch to the kitchen table, and writing spots in other places scattered around the city and back in America’s Dairyland, too. But I also have an inspiration spot, one for daydreaming and...
by Rebecca | Mar 19, 2013 | a little rant, book people, books, deepthoughts, IRL, things that make you go duh, treat this post as evidence of procrastination
I’m currently packing up my apartment. In the process, I’ve determined that books comprise about 40% of what I own. (Sorry, robbers. If you don’t want paperbacks or old T-shirts or shoes with an odd wear pattern because apparently I walk...
by Rebecca | Oct 24, 2012 | audrey and alice, IRL, setting, talking about writing, verisimilitude, White House, WIPspiration
The White House Social Fall Garden Tour was an incredible experience for a lot of reasons: meeting the very cool and accomplished other attendees; hearing White House administration staff and officials speak on a variety of topics; viewing the beautiful gardens; and,...
by Rebecca | Oct 22, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, gushing, happy happy joy joy, IRL, middle grade, reader in chief, setting, Tweetups, twitterpated, verisimilitude, White House, WIP, WIPspiration
Last Friday I attended the White House Fall Social Garden Tour. In short, it was awesome. You can read more about how I lucked into the Social here, and you can see a wrap-up from the White House here: A Fall Social in the #WHGarden. (Excuse me while I freak out that...
by Rebecca | Oct 18, 2012 | audrey and alice, IRL, reader in chief, setting, Tweetups, White House, WIPspiration
Tonight I’m heading down to D.C. so I can attend the White House Social Fall Garden Tour tomorrow! (Which is a special Tweetup tour of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, Rose Garden, and the South Lawn, including the White House Kitchen Garden and beehive.) How...