I can’t even begin to tell you how surreal it is to read reviews of THE SHADOW READER. I still feel like this whole publishing thing is just a dream. It’s something that happens to other people, not to me. I’m just me, a girl with stories in her head. The stories don’t even belong to me. They belong to McKenzie. I just happen to be the one who writes them down (McKenzie is WAY too busy to write a novel!).

But, there are reviews out there. Good reviews, too! I get giddy whenever I hear someone actually read… Read More »

Geez. I’m already behind this week, and it’s only Tuesday!

(The husband just came in with Boy #1 saying, “Look how cute he is!” He is pretty darn adorable, which is why it’s so hard to get work done sometimes.   )

I need to get some more writing done today, so I’m doing a quick post to update my goals. Here’s what I accomplished last week:

Last Week’s Goals:

Writing Goals
1. Write 10k on TSR2. Hopefully more! [Totally failed on this! I'm writing at a good pace for me, but it's not quite fast enough.]
2. Write 5… Read More »

I mentioned a few weeks ago in my I’m Back post that I experienced a mini life crisis the other day after spending over $100 at Target on a week’s worth of diapers and baby formula. Since them, I’ve been reading up on how to save money, namely, I’ve discovered the world of couponing.

One of the sites I stumbled across was Money Saving Mom. It’s a great site to check out if you’re interested in saving money by sale shopping and using coupons. She posts deals and tips multiple times throughout the day, but one of… Read More »

Others have already posted their memories of September 11th. They’ve written about their thoughts and feelings more eloquently than I ever could, so instead of writing out my memories, I’m posting the thoughts I wrote several days after the attacks.

I don’t think I’ve shared these written thoughts with anyone before. I found the yellow pieces of paper folded up in an old journal in my memory chest. The letter or journal entry or whatever you want to call this is long. I wrote it at work. I was a legal assistant at a tiny, one attorney law office in… Read More »