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August 20, 2019
Eyam: The Plague Village that Inspired THE SMALLEST THING
Imagine you live in an idyllic English village. Suddenly your friends and neighbors begin falling ill and dying of a deadly infectious disease. In order to stop the spread of this virus to the surrounding villages and beyond, you and your neighbors make a monumental decision. You quarantine your village; no one comes in, no one goes out.
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July 30, 2019
Fave Read: The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
One of the books I read during my research was Richard Preston’s The Hot Zone. I wanted to understand more about how viruses are transmitted and what the reaction would be if a virus like Ebola made it onto Western soil. This book did not disappoint.
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July 24, 2019
Falling in Love with My Book All Over Again
It is a very strange process to listen to someone else read the words I wrote. Even though I have read this book dozens of times, hearing the narrator Charlie Sanderson, read it, breathed new life into it.
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July 11, 2019
Fave Read: Grace After Henry by Eithne Shortall
If you’ve read (or heard me talk about) my first novel A Strange Companion, you’ll know I do love a good grief story. I have a bit of an obsession with grief, mostly because it’s such a complex topic, and yet so universal, and I’m always interested to read the point-of-view of others. Grace After Henry, a […]
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June 27, 2019
On the Gogglebox: Three Shows I’m Loving Right Now
I spend most of my evenings with my nose wedged firmly in a good book. Sometimes, though, my poor eyes need a rest from words on the page and I like to chill and binge-watch a favorite show. Here are three that I’m loving right now: Quirky British Treasure I just started watching the third season […]
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June 18, 2019
Meet the Voice of Em
This week, the audiobook of The Smallest Thing went into pre-production. I am trying (and failing) to contain my excitement, but honestly, I cannot wait to hear Em and her story come to life. The person who’s going to make that happen is Charlie Sanderson.
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June 12, 2019
7 Ways to Get A Novel Started
Here are some of the tools I use to get my novel from idea to words on a page.
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June 6, 2019
Fave Reads: All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
I love the kind of book that immediately makes me want to read it again to see all the hints and little stitches I missed the first time. This was the case when I finished All the Missing Girls, Megan Miranda’s clever, twisty psychological thriller about small town secrets and unreliable memories.
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May 17, 2019
Poem in Your Pocket & National Limerick Day
I’m not sure how this happened but I managed to miss both Poem in your Pocket Day (April 18) and National Limerick Day (May 12) this year. So, in honor of both, I want to offer a couple of favorites.
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May 8, 2019
Listen Up! The Smallest Thing Audiobook is Coming Soon
Now that The Perfect Sister is out of my hands (for now), it’s time dive into something new. I’ve hung blank white boards on my office wall and opened a new pack of index cards to start planning out my World War II novel. I have two strong characters—Dora and Kurt—and the beginnings of a […]
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