Sometimes this blog falls by the wayside simply because I can’t come up with a Serious Post Topic. We had a busy weekend, and I’ve been working on my WIP. “What? But that’s writing,” you might say. True, but that’s more fun than struggling for a Serious Post Topic™. I did want to update the …
Join me for book club!
I have big news! Somehow, a year and a half has flown by since I launched a) this website, b) my book series, c) the nerve to actually post photos of myself on social media. I’ve so enjoyed connecting with all of you, whether you’ve been here since the old teal website days (#neverforget) or …
Stray Thoughts: How I beat writer’s block
I cringe a little when people ask how many books I’ve written. Why? I feel like the number is awkwardly large, and I’m not someone who wants to make a big deal of anything. Of course, I appreciate people’s kind words. Writing 1.9 million words is an accomplishment. (Wow, it was hard to type that …
Here’s what’s getting me through the winter
I am heartily sick of winter. The weather has been springlike here for the past few days, but as I said to my husband, if you don’t like the season in Southwest Ohio, wait 24 hours, and you’ll get a new one. (By 24, I mean 6.) If you’re here by my side trying to …
Books I Didn’t Write: Vol. 1
I used to never be without a book to read, but that hasn’t been the case in a very long time. Having a baby put an end to it. Although my daughter is now seven years old (!), I’ve never managed to quite get back into the reading habit. When she was 15 months old, …
We’re pet owners!
We welcomed some (not human) new family members this past week! One of the perils of living in a gentrifying neighborhood is the high number of abandoned pets. When our next door neighbors moved out this past week, they didn’t take their two cats with them. Honestly, we had already been caring for the cats …
New Year’s Makeover
The makeover is not for me. If anything, I’m trying to become lower maintenance this year. The lucky recipient of the ‘New Year, New You’ makeover here on TTTW is…my book series! Remember my book series? No, why would you? I last spoke of it in August. One of my big goals for 2023 is …
’23 and me
I remember writing a melancholy-tinged post last year about the coming of a new year. It was such a rough time for the world, and it was so hard last year to look forward to anything. This year, I’m happy to be feeling much more optimistic and am already refreshed from my time away from …
Sunday Shelfie: The Date, Book 1
Time flies when you’re having fun or when you’re attempting to figure out an algorithm. Or in my case, both. On August 20, this blog turned one year old. The plan for August 20 was to introduce this shelfie feature to highlight my novel series, which admittedly languishes as I post fashion content. If you’re …
Stray thoughts: Preppy is back (or is it?)
I think this is my fifth attempt to write this post. If you’re reading this because it somehow bypassed my neuroses and is now on the public Internet, please know the struggle was real. For about a year, I’ve been trying to compose my thoughts about ironic modern preppy, preppy vs. Prep, and my complicated …