I wrote a damn fine novel.
Dear Readers, I wrote a thing. Jennifer Weiner wrote an essay in Publishers Weekly deconstructing this phrase. I remember reading the piece on May 17–my birthday–and it felt like a
August 22, 2019
Dear Readers, I wrote a thing. Jennifer Weiner wrote an essay in Publishers Weekly deconstructing this phrase. I remember reading the piece on May 17–my birthday–and it felt like a
I hear it from emerging writers all the time. From working writers, too, for that matter. I’ve got a great idea for a novel. I’m going to sit down and
I’m starting this year the same way I’ve started every year since I can remember–doing something I love. The trouble is, I love doing a lot of things. Being with
What fresh hell is this? What’s wrong with this picture? According to this Buzzfeed article, 87% of us thing the practice of shelving books “spine in” is an abomination. The
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Somewhat off topic, but I’m too excited not to share this with Seattle peeps, or anyone who would love to live in Seattle. My favorite husband has a house for
This is exactly #theviewfromhere, unfiltered. The end of my bed out to Puget Sound. The weather is going in the right direction, so the rain will stop soon. Which leaves
Today’s the day! A gorgeous new premium edition of THE SUMMER HIDEAWAY is on sale everywhere books are sold. Of all the Lakeshore Chronicles, this one has generated the most
It’s been on my mind as I slog through the revisions on The Oysterville Sewing Circle (2019), a novel driven by domestic violence and the #MeToo movement. I’ve wanted to
People say something is “easy as pie” but I think they mean “easy as eating a piece of pie, right? Because most of us are pie-challenged. But there’s good news–it doesn’t
It was hot and bright that day and the red yarn bracelet wore thin on my wrist. In January I had gone to the broken temples of Siem Reap at
How do those special “signed edition” books happen? It starts with the bindery shipping thousands of pages to the author for her signature. Then she binge-watches The Last Post (which