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What’s Up Wednesday

What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme for writers and readers, meant to give us a quick way to touch base with bloggy friends and let them know what’s up.

It’s hosted byJaime MorrowandErin Funk.

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What I’m reading:

In hardcover, I’ve gotTrianglesby Ellen Hopkins. I had no idea she had an adult title out when I stumbled across this one and bought it on a whim. I’m enjoying it so far!

Also in hardcover, as a family we’re readingNightmaresby Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller. Also had no idea he had a n...

It’s getting REAL

Remember how I told y’all this new book is totally consuming me? Well….my desktop now looks like this:

I’ve never put an inspiration board up on my desktop before, but I just can’t get enough of this book!

It’s a lovely feeling.

What’s Up Wednesday

What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme for writers and readers, meant to give us a quick way to touch base with bloggy friends and let them know what’s up.

It’s hosted byJaime MorrowandErin Funk.

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What I’m reading:

Monday, I binge-readIsla and the Happily Ever After.After two years of waiting…it was everything I’d hoped it to be. I swooned hard. Stephanie Perkins never fails to blow me away with her books.

I’m beta reading a manuscript on my kindle.

And I haveStolenby Lucy Christoper on audiobook....

Truth.

Sometimes writing takes you on a path you never intended to take. It sweeps you away on a journey that is both exhilarating and terrifying. It consumes you, morning, noon, and night; it woos you away from your other obligations and tasks.

It is the most amazing feeling.

That’s what’s happened with my newest project, which I’m calling Someone Else’s Summer.It’s all I can think about. I eat, breathe, and dream it. I’ve not even started writing – I’m still in the process of plotting and outlining...

What’s Up Wednesday

What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme for writers and readers, meant to give us a quick way to touch base with bloggy friends and let them know what’s up.

It’s hosted byJaime MorrowandErin Funk.

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What I’m reading:

I have been reading like a madwoman the past few weeks. It has been awesome. A couple weeks ago, I went to Seeley Lake (where99 Days of Laney MacGuiretakes place), and while I was there, I read eight books in eight days. I’ve been so, so busy the past few months that I haven’t been abl...

Teaser Tuesday!

It’s been a while since we’ve done a teaser! And, it’s been almost as long since we’ve talked about99 Days of Laney MacGuire.So how about a Laney teaser?

Enjoy!

The Raskolnikov Project

Several years ago, I started writing a web serial calledThe Raskolnikov Project.I released mini-chapters every week or so on my blog. It was some of the most fun I’ve ever had writing. It was raw, unedited, no outline required. The best part? It was a YA adaptation of my favorite book:

So why did I stop?

Remember when this happened? Yeah…that serial lived entirely on my blog. And silly me didn’t have any back-up. Because why would I bother to back up my blog? (Guys….back up EVERYTHING.) So I lo...

Friday Five

1. Has it really beenthree monthssince I last blogged? May 14th, it says. That’s crazy. Summer has been awesome but very, very busy. I’m getting back in the swing of things, though, so I should be back in bloggy business now.

2. We. FINALLY. Found a house. It is fantastic, and it comes with40 acres!for our critters. Unfortunately, it also comes with a very unique financing situation, and renters that hold a six month lease. But, since it took us seven months of looking to find something this p...

What’s Up Wednesday

What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme for writers and readers, meant to give us a quick way to touch base with bloggy friends and let them know what’s up.
It’s hosted byJaime MorrowandErin Funk.

What I’m reading:

In hardcover, I’m readingPartialsby Dan Wells. I’ve actually been reading this oneforever.I’m enjoying it, but it’s the book I read when I get up early in the mornings so I can have some time to myself. But since I’ve been working so much, I’ve been staying up super late, so not so much...

Manic Monday

It’s 9:37 pm, and I’m just tucking into my work for the night. That’s life with a 3-year-old, I suppose. Always going and doing and chasing until he’s in bed, and then the rest of the day begins. It’s okay. I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s just a little…manic.

I turned 30 yesterday. Remember when thirty seemedso old? When I was younger, I figured that of course I would be a full-blownadultby the time I was thirty, like there was just this magic threshold you cross when suddenly everythin...