Thank you to all the men (including Dad) and women who have served our country ( Read more... )

I've been working on this one character (and the rest of the novel, of course) for over two years now, and tonight, I feel like I finally, really have found her authentic voice! This particular story has been read by a number of pairs of eyes already, and the feedback in general had been good about the distinctiveness of her voice, but all this ( Read more... )

Summer vacation has officially begun for me--my job as a reading instructor for an after-school program ended for the year yesterday. We had a party for the kids, which they thoroughly enjoyed. The program head brought them cupcakes and their latest prizes which they'd earned over the last couple months. I also found a cute, reading-level- ( Read more... )

Life has been extremely busy, exhausting, and filled with distractions since my last post. Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes and the holiday cards that keep coming my way. I will respond personally to all of them when I get the chance, but please know I appreciate them very much ( Read more... )