my year of joy
If you were to ask me what I don’t like about my current apartment, I’d have a whole list of things to share. The almost-white, too-yellow walls. The crooked, unfortunate chandelier hanging off-center...
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Snippets from my week. See also: winter, hibernation, chocolate, books. Slippers are a critical part of winter for me. And as it is now officially winter here, I am wearing these very nearly 24/7....
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One of my Christmas presents was a shirt that reads, “Weekends Are For Waffles.” I agree, which is why I’m heading over the river for brunch with two lovely people, one of whom I have known literally...
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Snippets from my week. See also: eating, drinking, and getting ready to travel. Our bizarre winter weather continues, this time with balmy breezes and open windows in January. (Closely followed by...
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Right now, I’m not actually writing this. Right now, I’m somewhere in London (hopefully, if all has gone well). England will shortly be followed by France, which will shortly be followed by Italy....
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Once — in that long ago time before self-employment and caring for a tiny human — I used to stubbornly finish every book that I started. If I read chapter one, I read every chapter that followed. It...
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My Sunday isn’t actually going to be all that lazy. This weekend is all about family, including a surprise grad party for one cousin and driving several hours to see my sister and her kids. I’m not...
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I’m the first to admit I love a good BBC costume drama. I’ve watched the six hour version of Pride & Prejudice (the best version of Pride & Prejudice) at least five times, though I think more...
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I haven’t been able to make a meditation habit stick, as much as I would like to. But I have spent the last month beginning my days with morning prayer from my Book of Hours — extra special because the...
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My reading this past month has been a bit sporadic, due to the competing demands of travel, revisions, family, and general… life, I suppose? But summer begs for at least a little lazy reading time, so...
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#5: who you emulate I love a good blog about simple, sustainable living. Call it inspiration, call it entertainment, call it good old fashioned peek-over-the-fence voyeurism, but I love reading about...
View Articlefinding a literary agent
Since I signed with my literary agent, I’ve had multiple people ask how that worked, what I did right, and what advice I have for other writers hoping to take that next step towards a publishing...
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I’m working on a little project related to The Body in the Garden, my historical mystery set in Regency London, with a talented artist-friend of mine (who was also one of my earliest beta readers!). To...
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Like many city dwellers (even those in small cities, like ours) we choose to live in smaller square footage in order to take advantage of a great location. But when there's not much space to put...
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