Writing, on the yoga mat.
Single-Sentence Short and Sweet Review: Don't say "OM" without it. More In-Depth Review: I like to think I know about yoga. I've been doing it for 23 years, I've taken teacher training twice, I even understood Shiva Rea's instructions for something she called jaguar-asana. And then I find a book … [Read more...]
As I write my novel BEACH GLASS, coming out Valentine's Day 2014, I need some inspiration for this story of love, surfing, and yoga on the beaches of Costa Rica. Here's today's "wish we were there" … [Read more...]
Like I even have to tell you to do that? Anyone who read IF I WERE YOU, the first installment in Lisa Renee Jones's "Inside Out" trilogy, will remember the cliffhanger ending, where our heroine Sara McMillan was trapped in a darkened storage unit, clutching the erotic journals of the missing Rebecca … [Read more...]
This blog will be quiet for the next few weeks because I'm going off to do things to blog about! First, I'm deep in the heart of revisions on my novel, BEACH GLASS, which will be out on Valentine's … [Read more...]
As I write new chapters of my novel BEACH GLASS, I'm looking at the end a lot. How have my characters changed since the beginning, and how did they get there? This brings to mind something I've heard in writing circles, which is that … [Read more...]
Work can really rock. I was recently fortunate enough to interview Inocente, an artist you may have heard of when the documentary about her, Inocente, won an Oscar. If you haven't heard about Inocente Izucar, or seen her amazing art, give yourself an inspiration boost by renting the … [Read more...]
I was in the middle of reading my editor's comments on my novel yesterday when I heard the news about Boston. I work at home by myself, but at that moment I felt sure I was united with many others who probably also stopped working, watched in disbelief and horror, and cried. Going back to work on … [Read more...]
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...]
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver. A little inspiration for a Monday morning. I know what I'm doing. Tell me what your plan is... xx, S … [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...]
