living small

living small

#6: ephemeral gifts We’re about to celebrate an anniversary around here (eight years! what sweet, romantic babies we were when we said “I do”) so pardon me, but I have gifting on the brain. I wouldn’t say gifting is my primary love language,...
image inspiration

image inspiration

I’m working on a little project related to The Body in the Garden, my historical mystery set in Regency London, with a talented artist-friend of mine (who was also one of my earliest beta readers!). To give her a little visual inspiration, I’ve been...
finding a literary agent

finding a literary agent

Since I signed with my literary agent, I’ve had multiple people ask how that worked, what I did right, and what advice I have for other writers hoping to take that next step towards a publishing contract. I’m a firm believer that nothing — including...
living small

living small

#5: who you emulate I love a good blog about simple, sustainable living. Call it inspiration, call it entertainment, call it good old fashioned peek-over-the-fence voyeurism, but I love reading about the ways other people and families have found to minimize their...
what i’m reading

what i’m reading

My reading this past month has been a bit sporadic, due to the competing demands of travel, revisions, family, and general… life, I suppose? But summer begs for at least a little lazy reading time, so I’ve been fitting it into the available spaces,...