by Rebecca | Nov 25, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, book people, Class of 2K14, deepthoughts, gratitude, heaven aka bookstores, libraries, mildly maudlin, Uncategorized
When I was growing up in Madison, WI, there was a wonderful children’s bookstore on Monroe Street called Pooh Corner. It’s been gone for decades, sadly, but I still can remember the way it felt to grab a book and plop down on the carpet to read it. When I...
by Rebecca | Nov 13, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Uncategorized, What I'm Reading Right Now, what's up wednesday, why so many tags for such a short and insubstantial post?
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,...
by Rebecca | Nov 12, 2013 | goals, NaNo, pacing, schedules, talking about writing, things that make you go duh, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized
In the past, I’ve used the NaNo energy and camaraderie to write lots–I think last year I did about 30K in November of the project I was working on. But I’ve never done NaNo “for real” before. Truthfully, I’m not even doing that...
by Rebecca | Oct 30, 2013 | authors, book people, books, easily startled, IRL, onefour kidlit, party time, this is how we read it, Uncategorized, WIPspiration
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,...
by Rebecca | Oct 16, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, ARCs, audrey and alice, authors, books, contests and giveaways, debutanting, Goodreads, I talk about food too much, IRL, middle grade, 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,...
by Rebecca | Oct 10, 2013 | authors, Bookanistas, books, characters, middle grade, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, this is how we read it, Uncategorized
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: Tim Federle’s hilarious and heartfelt Better Nate Than Ever.Here’s the summary from Goodreads: Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s wanted to star in a Broadway show. (Heck, he’d...
