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Continue reading →: the beginningI’ve always thought of writers as magpies – gathering the shiny bits of the world and weaving them into a story. So, I decided to make this blog a place for all those inspiring crumbs—like books, or DIY projects, or recipes, or music, or random adventures with the most adorable…
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Continue reading →: Writer’s Shelf: The Ice Maiden’s Tale Launch!When the impossible suddenly becomes possible, you have no choice but to call it a miracle. And for a very long time, it seemed impossible that my little book, The Ice Maiden’s Tale, would ever get published, but it turns out today is a day for miracles. You can now…
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Continue reading →: Book reviews: The Popsugar Reading Challenge 2017 – Books 6 – 10It has been an exhausting year, but no worries, I’ve been keeping up with my reading for my 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge. If you want to follow along, there’s even a handy dandy downloadable list for the book categories. Head over here to check out my first five book reviews.…
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Continue reading →: Writer’s Shelf: Interview with DIY MFA – Writing a Modern Day Fairy TaleOne of the very best things about joining an MFA program are the amazing writers you get to meet. Among the many awesome alumni from the New School, is the fabulous Gabriela Pereira. While our time there didn’t overlap (we just missed each other), we ended up connecting at lots…
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Continue reading →: Writer’s Shelf: Author Interview!Writing is incredibly familiar to me, what’s not is all the stuff that happens after your book is published.Publicity, book reviews, and (gasp!) interviews.It’s all so very new and exciting that I’ve got no choice but to share it with you all. Today, I’m featuring my author interview with the…
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Continue reading →: Writer’s Shelf: The Ice Maiden’s Tale – Kindle Presale!Every day this book thing seems to get more and more real. People say “oh so you’re an author now” and I’m like “yeah, right, I guess?” I really need to get better at this stuff. Anyways, here’s the big thing….now along with 55 gallon drums of lube and banana…
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Continue reading →: book reviews: The Popsugar Reading Challenge 2017 – Books 1 – 5Even though I haven’t had much time to post about it, I’ve been steadily working through my 2017 Popsugar Reading challenge. If you don’t know, Popsugar has an annual reading challenge that works like a scavenger hunt. There’s even a handy dandy downloadable list for the book categories. You can…
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Continue reading →: Writer’s Shelf: The Ice Maiden’s Tale – Book Release & Cover!At long last, I can share some more details about my book! Here is the lovely cover for my middle-grade, fairy tale, adventure novel, “The Ice Maiden’s Tale”, set to be released on May 30, 2017 by Xist Publishing. “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I…
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Continue reading →: DIY: $7 Ceiling Fan HackFor my first home DIY blog post, I thought I’d start with something easy and inexpensive that anyone could do. My house is filled with ceiling fans and odd light fixtures. They range from meh to gross to mostly broken–like this ceiling fan carcass left on my screened in porch.…
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Continue reading →: Once Upon a Midcentury“Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.” -Charles Dickens Today, in honor of this gloriously beautiful Friday, I am launching my biggest, best feature ever! I finally closed on my first home,…
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