by Rebecca | Mar 31, 2016 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, blog touring, contests and giveaways, guest posts, middle grade, MMGM, news, social media for the shy, Summer of Lost and Found, talking about writing, this is how we read it, treat this post as evidence of procrastination
March is Reading Month, and I am really excited to share in The Hiding Spot’s Growing a Reader series to celebrate it. I wrote about three of my formative reading experiences–which made me the reader and writer that I am today. You check out my post here,...
by Rebecca | Dec 4, 2015 | books, eReading, news, social media for the shy, Sourcebooks, this is how we read it, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, White House
One of the ways I discover new books is the “Weekly Bestsellers under $4.99” section on my iPad. The vast majority of books I read are print, but I still love to browse that section and find titles I might not take a chance on otherwise. Recent sale books...
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 | Jul 1, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, Class of 2K14, contests and giveaways, debutanting, happy happy joy joy, social media for the shy
I’m so excited to announce that I’m part of the Class of 2K14, and we’re launching our website today! We’re a group of 20 authors debuting in middle grade and young adult fiction in 2014. We’re diverse, with members across the country (and one in the...
by Rebecca | Jun 18, 2013 | confessions, deepthoughts, everyone's a critic, Goodreads, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, preaching to the choir, social media for the shy, this is how we read it
Confession: I’ve resisted joining Goodreads for the longest time. While I’ve long used–and appreciated!–the site to get information about books and read non-editorial reviews, I didn’t want an author account.* The main reason why? The...
by Rebecca | Jan 28, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, debutanting, onefour kidlit, social media for the shy
Happy Monday! I spent my weekend holed up indoors–despite being a Wisconsin native, I’ve gotten used to the milder weather in the Northeast and the sub-20s temperatures this past week are killing me. Okay, not killing me–but I do have a cold. It was...
