Writing, on the yoga mat.
I'm almost at the end of a three-month marathon spent revising a novel. As a palate cleanser, I wrote a short story before I have to move on to revising my novel BEACH GLASS, which will be out next February. I also have to finish reading a friend's cool murder mystery, another friend's short story, … [Read more...]
I'm becoming entranced by the idea of letting my hair go gray, but as my roots grow in, I'm also feeling daunted by the process and intimidated by the reactions I'm likely to get. (More on that another time, but if you really like engaging in debate, announce any of these three things: that you … [Read more...]
The paperback version of The Paris Wife by Paula McLain fits right in with my pursuit of real pleasures. The edges of the paper are deckled, which just sighs with old-fashioned elegance, and there are lovely inner flaps not usually found in paperbacks. Nice going, Ballantine! Thanks for spending the … [Read more...]
Barnes and Noble announced today that it will close a third of its stores over the next decade, so it seems like either a good or slightly ironic time for me to celebrate another in my series of real, versus virtual, pleasures: the bookstore. When I was growing up, bookstores were … [Read more...]
Exciting stuff happening around Me, LLC: I had the drawing for the Cherries in Winter sweepstakes to win free books and a Kindle! I printed the names of all the entrants in pretty pink ink, and then put them all in my fuzzy pink Audrey Hepburn-style bucket hat. I never have the nerve to wear it … [Read more...]
It's 12.12.12, the date the Mayans predicted was the end of the Cherries in Winter Kindle giveaway. (Okay, their prediction was a little more dire, but I prefer to look at the bright side.) You have until 5 pm EST today to enter to win a Kindle, pre-loaded with Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe … [Read more...]
It's the most wonderful time of the year - and the busiest. Like you, I'm running around trying to get ready for the holidays while working (revisions on my novel Beach Glass, some other cool projects involving yoga - stay tuned!) and still recovering from Sandy. The joy of the holidays can really … [Read more...]
Happy day after Thanksgiving! This day has come to be known as Black Friday, when people take advantage of their time off from work by getting ahead on their holiday shopping. I guess that makes sense. But I'm still basking in the glow of a day that was so extraordinary in its ordinary beauty, … [Read more...]
One of the new things you may notice on my revamped site is that there's a whole lotta yoga going on. Why? Yoga has been an important part of my life for the past 23 years. As a writer who sits a lot (I mean a lot a lot), yoga undoes the sit-kinks. It keeps me calm. I even met my husband Nathan … [Read more...]
This month marks the third anniversary of Cherries in Winter being published. It's a very meaningful anniversary, too; if you've been following my Facebook posts and Tweets, you know that the area I live in got hit pretty hard by Sandy. Fortunately we didn't lose much, but what we lost was very … [Read more...]
