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 | Jan 5, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, balancing act, busting up rocks, confessions, debutanting, deepthoughts, flexibility, goals, gratitude, IRL, mildly maudlin, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, one word, overly long posts, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, social media for the shy, Uncategorized
Last year, my word for 2013 was balance. While I do think that having that word at the forefront of my mind helped me take at least a few steps toward a more balanced life, I still have a lot of work to do with that word. But 2014 is a new year, so I needed a new...
by Rebecca | Sep 12, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, easily startled, hello, news, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, treat this post as evidence of procrastination
Considering I have been kind of lax about blogging lately (revisions! end of summer! lots of work at work! travel! an overwhelming desire to watch television and eat pizza!), I doubt many noticed yesterday that my blog/site had a little change-up....
by Rebecca | Jun 3, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, debutanting, middle grade, MMGM, onefour kidlit, slightly incoherent due to revision brain
A question I get asked a lot is why I write MG. The shortest answer is: I like it. For a slightly longer but still not comprehensive answer, check out the Mad for MG feature at the OneFour Kid Lit blog today, in which all of us ’14-debut MG writers talk about...
by Rebecca | Feb 25, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, middle grade, MMGM, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, this is how we read it, What I'm Reading Right Now
Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday is hosted every Monday by Shannon Messenger. Today I want to talk about Joanne Levy’s great MG, Small Medium at Large. From the publisher (Bloomsbury):After she’s hit by lightning at a wedding, twelve-year-old Lilah Bloom develops a...
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,...