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...
by Rebecca | May 6, 2013 | books, historical fiction, middle grade, MMGM, nerdiness, this is how we read it, What I'm Reading Right Now
As a reader, I have a strong pull toward girl heroines–if I were to break down the kid lit I read, probably 92% has a female MC or narrator. Also as a writer, I generally find inspiration in girl POVs. So I’ve been meaning to pick up more books that have...
by Rebecca | Feb 11, 2013 | deepthoughts, flexibility, nerdiness, revising, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, talking about writing, tina fey continues to be perfect
Over the years I’ve gotten to learn a little bit about sketch comedy and improv because my husband is a long-time performer. I’m always amazed when I watch his shows at how the spontaneous collaboration works. Whenever someone onstage gets an idea rolling,...
by Rebecca | Dec 5, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, nerdiness, off topic, oooh snap, random, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, verisimilitude
I switched the settings for comments a while back, mainly so people could link to their URLs in their names. It was a good tweak to make, but it has resulted in an impressive influx of comment spam. Whatever, Blogger generally does a good job of weeding out spam...
by Rebecca | Nov 12, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, confessions, nerdiness, opinioninny, reader in chief, setting, talking about writing, White House, WIP
Kennedy Family at Camp David (source: Wikimedia Commons)It’s not surprising that I wound up writing a story about a pair of first daughters; I am a First Kid superfan. My interest in children in the White House has been lifelong–I remember seeing old...
by Rebecca | Oct 5, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, characters, middle grade, nerdiness, nostalgia, WIP, writing
Thanks to Katy Upperman for tagging me. I loved reading about her fabulous WIP, Cross My Heart. Here are some answers about my upper-MG WIP:What is the working title of your book?When Audrey Met AliceWhere did the idea come from? It’s kind of a long story. I...
