When I first started blogging in 2013, I remember feeling far behind. It was as if everyone had a blog already, and I watched in those early years as they celebrated their five or six or seven year anniversaries, thinking, I wish I’d … [Continue reading]
Available Now! Read The House on Linden Way
Posted on July 22, 2022 ·
Today I am thrilled to announce the release of my novel The House on Linden Way! I’ve been talking about this book for so long I almost can’t believe it’s finally time to share it with you. Unless you’re brand new to this blog, you already know … [Continue reading]
Linden Way Cover Reveal
Posted on June 10, 2022 ·
Summer has a way of blurring days until time loses all meaning. In June especially I am happy to let the days slip by unaccounted for and unmarked on the calendar. That's why, when I sat down this morning to blog and noted the date on the post, I did … [Continue reading]
New Story in Fractured Lit and Other Writerly News
Posted on April 30, 2022 ·
Summer Break is weeks away, and although I'm going to miss my students, I can't wait to have more time for writer-me. Until then I am in full teacher mode, but I wanted to pop in and share a few writerly links from March and April in case you missed … [Continue reading]
Celebrating Ten Years as a Published Writer
Posted on March 19, 2022 ·
This month marks the ten-year anniversary of my first published piece, "Flight." I will never, ever forget when Literary Mama accepted that story—I was over the moon. It was the writerly breakthrough I needed and kicked off a ten-year streak of … [Continue reading]
The Story of My Heart
Posted on February 14, 2022 ·
Every author has that one novel–the one cherished above all others, the one that makes her think, If I never write anything else, that's okay, because I wrote this. I’ve written eight books, and while each is special in its own way, the fourth one is … [Continue reading]
New Year, New Dreams
Posted on January 22, 2022 ·
I have always been intrigued by the concept of giving something up for the new year. Writing it down on a slip of paper and then burning it. So often we focus on what we want to gain instead of the things we need to lose. When I looked back on … [Continue reading]
The Best Books I Read in 2021
Posted on December 31, 2021 ·
For the last seven years I've posted an end-of-year book survey, courtesy of Jamie Miller at The Perpetual Page Turner. It doesn't look as if she'll be hosting one for 2021, so my list will look a little different; however, the essentials are here! … [Continue reading]
The Comfort and Joy of Rereads
Posted on November 29, 2021 ·
December is almost here, a time for tinseled trees, fuzzy slippers, hot chocolate, and end-of-year lists. My own list of bookish favorites will be posted in a few weeks, but there’s one category I’ve never featured—the books that seem to always get … [Continue reading]
Happy Halloween!
Posted on October 31, 2021 ·
It's so hard to let go of October; I always wish it would stay a little longer. Halloween night has yet to arrive and already my month has been full of treats. I indulged in plenty of great horror movies, including a re-watch of the compulsively … [Continue reading]
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