At certain points in my writing process, the best way to work is to completely dive in. So when J left this weekend to go camping with the Larkin men, I used the opportunity to throw myself a one-woman writing retreat. I loaded up on supplies: Easy meals so I wouldn't have to spend time cooking, and super yummy snacks to bribe myself with if my attention started to wane. Then I took the plunge. Aside from coming up for air to play with the dogs several times a day, I lived in my manuscript all weekend long. And it was blissful. What were you up to this past weekend? … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
My dog pack
So, yesterday, I let the dogs out while I was exercising. I finished up and was about to go take a shower. I closed the door to the yard, and made sure I closed the bedroom door, because Argo, when left to his own devices in the bedroom will strip the blankets off the bed (I don't know why). I double checked to make sure Stella wasn't in the bedroom, because I've accidentally closed her in there before, and she gets upset about it.I was just about to turn the water on in the shower when I heard the hollow heaving sound of Argo starting to puke. I raced to the door and opened it, only to … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – If a lavender plant has white flowers, is it still lavender?
Ten things I know are true
1. Dogs are important. 2. You're never too old to wear blue nail polish. 3. People who read books are the best kind of people. 4. Absolutely positively no one is perfect, so it makes much more sense to strive for kindness than perfection. 5. The saying should really be: Make new friends, but keep the old. Both are magic. 6. One of the great joys of traveling is talking to the stranger sitting next to you. 7. If you ask the right questions and listen intently, everyone is fascinating. 8. It's more satisfying to vacuum if the floor is really dirty. 9. It's easier to wake … [Read more...]
Book Trailer Fridays – Ernessa T. Carter & 32 Candles
I love how books, movies, and TV shows give us a common history. How many twenty and thirty-something women dreamed of their own Molly Ringwald storyline after watching Sixteen Candles as a teenager? I know I did. So I'm super excited to read Ernessa T. Carter's debut novel, 32 Candles, about a woman who didn't get her dreamy fade-to-black romantic ending in high school. Here's a description:Davie Jones—an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi with a mother who couldn’t get any meaner—is positive her life couldn’t be any worse. Just when she’s resigned herself to her fate, she … [Read more...]