Today I’m linking up with Leigh Kramer for her fun What I’m Into monthly post. I had the pleasure of meeting Leigh briefly at Addie Zierman’s book reading and signing at Trevecca this month (more on that in a sec)! I really enjoy Leigh’s blog and have been having fun reading her Enneagram series (still trying …
Tag: reading
Musings on YALL Fest, or I’m Completely in Love with All YA Authors
I just got back from a really fun conference called YALL Fest in Charleston, SC. It is a book festival specifically with authors of Young Adult fiction. Most of you know by now that YA is my favorite genre, so I was SO excited to attend this conference! I went with my friend Karla, librarian …
My Summer Reads
I’ve read quite a bit this summer, although not as much as I wanted to! Last summer I read 18 books total, mostly YA novels. This year my choices were more eclectic, with a combination of YA, literary novels, chick lit, and non-fiction. If you count a few books I read right at the end …
The Hardest Thing About Writing Is . . .
. . . finding the time. . . . saying it in a way no one has said it before. . . . believing that your words are good enough. . . . knowing when your words aren’t good enough and you need to revise. . . . coming up with a title. . . …
The World Would Split Open
“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” – poet Muriel Rukeyser Have you ever felt censored? Have you ever felt like you can’t tell the truth? Like you have to pretend that everything is okay and you’re okay? Because if you tell the truth, …