by Rebecca | May 16, 2020 | Alone in the Woods, ARCs, book publishing, covers, gushing, middle grade, news, pairs well with a hammock, rare Saturday post alert, releases, setting, Sourcebooks, summertime, survival stories, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, writing
I got a fun surprise in the mail the other day–a big box of books. Not just any books, though–advance reader copies of Alone in the Woods! Of course I had to take them out to the park for a proper photo: Here’s a sneak peek at the interior...
by Rebecca | Dec 31, 2019 | books, gratitude, I talk about food too much, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, nostalgia, releases, The Disaster Days, The Last Grand Adventure, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, why so many tags for such a short and insubstantial post?, WIP, wrap ups, writing
According to my Instagram, these nine photos sum up my 2019: I see a lot of books (launching The Disaster Days and receiving an honor for The Last Grand Adventure), writing (I took my 2020 release from blank page to revised, final manuscript in 11 months!), and one...
by Rebecca | Jan 1, 2019 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, books, covers, goals, Goodreads, read free or die, this is how we read it, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, What I'm Reading Right Now, wrap ups
Thanks to Goodreads (which I tend to use as a booklog, pretty much just for this purpose), I’m taking a look back at my reading stats for 2018: These books took me from Cameroon to Moscow to Fiji to Antarctica to Topsea, and from Ancient Greece to outer space....
by Rebecca | Jul 18, 2017 | heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, i heart the beach, IRL, middle grade, pairs well with a hammock, relax, sensory overload, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, treat this post as evidence of procrastination
It’s no secret that I love history and I love the beach (I mean, it’s right there in my bio, along with doughnuts and laughing). Last week my husband and I explored Bermuda, and I got to combine the two in one fun, relaxing, and inspiring vacation....
by Rebecca | Jul 6, 2017 | IRL, pairs well with a hammock, relax, sensory overload, setting, summertime, talking about writing, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, wrap ups
I was reading a craft book recently in which Hemingway lamented how he struggled to write in summer–the hot, sleepy weather just didn’t work for him. For me, it’s the cold, dark days of winter when I feel blocked. Summer inspires me, and so far this...
by Rebecca | Jul 24, 2016 | i heart the beach, IRL, pairs well with a hammock, sensory overload, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, this is how we read it, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, WIPspiration
The earliest drafts of Summer of Lost and Found had the book start with Nell anticipating summer fun on a New York barrier island–but those Fire Island sections were cut because “killing your darlings” is a task us authors really have to do. Can you...
