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 | Jul 8, 2014 | ALA, ARCs, audrey and alice, authors, AWESOMENESS, book publishing, Class of 2K14, conferences, debutanting, gratitude, gushing, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, please excuse the jet lag, Sourcebooks, Uncategorized, wrap ups
ALA Annual was amazing! It was fun, surreal, and humbling to be around so many wonderful readers, librarians, authors, and publishing professionals. Here are some of the highlights (at least the ones for which I have photo documentation): So I learned what “but...
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 | May 13, 2014 | gushing, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, i heart the beach, I talk about food too much, IRL, olykoeks, sensory overload, setting, Uncategorized
Last week I hopped on a train and in a car to make my way to coastal North Carolina for a research trip. Here’s some of what I saw and did: I didn’t think I could get more excited about working on this story, but I did. There’s nothing quite like...
