by Rebecca | Dec 18, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, books, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, wrap ups, YA Superlatives
Katy Upperman, Jessica Love, Tracey Neithercott, and Alison Miller, hosted this interactive blogfest in 2011, 2012, and 2013 with the hope of highlighting favorite YA novels, covers, characters, and story elements. They’re hosting it again, and dedicating this...
by Rebecca | Oct 1, 2014 | audrey and alice, busting up rocks, eventful, i heart the beach, IRL, this is how we read it, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, White House, WIP
It’s October! How did that happen? And, more importantly, what am I going to be for Halloween?! September was a busy month, but I still managed to sneak in a late-season beach day (and I have the Fire Island mosquito bites to prove it). I also read seven(!) books and...
by Rebecca | Sep 9, 2014 | back to the grind, hello, i heart the beach, I talk about food too much, in defense of lazy, it has come to this a post about soup, pumpkin addict, revising, summertime, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized
Summer passed in the blink of an eye, right? I’m sad to see the season of outdoor movies, beach days, and ice cream go. But I’m also excited about fall. Even though spring is the season of growth, I feel like fall is when I make a lot of my progress. Maybe it’s the...
by Rebecca | Jul 22, 2014 | hello, i heart the beach, IRL, pairs well with a hammock, pretty pretty, relax, revising, sharks versus bears, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, why so many tags for such a short and insubstantial post?
How exactly is it July 22nd already? I swear, I was staring out the window at slushy snow just days ago. And now back-to-school ads are popping up . . . But even though this has been a busy summer so far, it’s been busy in delightful ways: I’ve also read...
by Rebecca | Jun 18, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, Class of 2K14, conferences, eventful, goals, historical fiction, research, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, what's up wednesday
What I’m Reading Last week, I finished The Interestings, which was an absorbing, funny, thoughtful character study. And even at 500+ pages, I didn’t want it to end. Next, I read Kate Scott’s YA debut, Counting to D. It was heartfelt, and it taught me a lot...
by Rebecca | Apr 30, 2014 | books, interviews, onefour kidlit, setting, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, what's up wednesday, WIP, WIPspiration
What I’m Reading I just finished up Louise Galveston’s By the Grace of Todd, a hilariously gross and inventive MG. Thanks to it, I will be deep-cleaning my apartment this weekend. Now I’m reading Jennifer Mathieu’s The Truth About Alice, which is an...
