So, It’s Been A Year
It’s been a year since I posted here. In many ways, it’s been a year since I felt like an author.I feel disconnected from this writing world, this writing part of myself, and I’m so sorry to those who have … Read More >>
It’s been a year since I posted here. In many ways, it’s been a year since I felt like an author.I feel disconnected from this writing world, this writing part of myself, and I’m so sorry to those who have … Read More >>
This blog is four years old! The actual blogiversary (sure, it’s a word) was three days ago, but I haven’t been blogging often enough lately to remember. My daughter’s birth radically changed the game. I was always busy, but I … Read More >>
I have some really lovely things to share, but none of them are shareable yet, which is why I’ve been quiet lately.
In the meantime, it is summer. The teaching year is done, and soon a new one will begin. … Read More >>
My daughter is here. She was born safely into the world, 9 pounds and 4 ounces, healthy and strong. Her hair is red like mine. Her toes are tiny and kissable.
My son is taking it well. Mostly he is … Read More >>
I’ve been slow to post here because I’m going at ludicrous speed everywhere else. A brief summary of the things!
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This post is going to be mouthier than my usual posts, okay? Because when you have time, you write shorter letters, and when you don’t, you overshare (and you also don’t research deeply enough to figure out whether the shorter-letter … Read More >>
School has been back in session for a couple of weeks, so the only things I’ve been writing are lesson plans. I’ve fallen in love with Google Forms and am using a mess of them to track student data, which … Read More >>
As of yesterday, I’ve been keeping this blog for three years. My first book has been published, the second is in copy edits, and I’m drafting the third. I also just started my seventh year of teaching and celebrated my … Read More >>
It’s finally 2015.
I’ve been looking forward to this year for so long that its arrival is almost anticlimactic. It doesn’t feel real.
But it’s plenty real. I have all kinds of proof. Things are starting to take shape in … Read More >>
I just sent back my responses to the final proofreading queries about GROUNDED.
That’s final. Final final. After revising and revising and revising, after line edits and copyedits, after the 1st-pass proof and the 2nd-pass proof, this 3rd pass was … Read More >>
