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Six Weeks Later: What I’ve Learned

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Six weeks ago, I was in labor. It feels like six months ago–perhaps because I’m awake a lot more or maybe because I’ve learned so much from my little teacher in such a short amount of time. Here are some of the things I’ve noticed during my first weeks of mamahood… 1) I was blessed [...]

33rd Week Round-up: Exercise, Baby Shower #2 & Recommended Reads

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I’m rounding the 33rd week of pregnancy corner and my yoga and meditation challenge has been a half-success. I’ve been pretty loyal to my yoga practice, which has made a huge difference in my comfort level. Except for a few aches and pains, I feel as good as I did pre-pregnancy and there’s only 7 [...]

Writing & Little One Updates

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This is turning into a baby blog. It wasn’t intended, but I’ve got baby on the brain. I just made the knitted snake above for the little one:) I’m happy to report that much of my life has also been consumed with writing lately. I’ve almost wrapped up novel revisions with my literary agent and [...]

Reverb Day 3: Best Moment of 2010

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I’m pretty stoked about Reverb, even if I probably won’t stick to the daily posting schedule. I’m still going to try my best to respond to the writing prompts that resonate with me as much as possible. Here’s a blurb from the Reverb website about the project: Reverb 10 is an annual event and online initiative [...]

Please Never End: Mockingjay & True Blood

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My stomach turned. I teared up. I couldn’t stop turning the pages. This is why I write. It’s the experience of being an intoxicated reader that makes me want to create stories that bring the same joy to others. There’s nothing like a good book and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins was a damn good book. [...]

Tiny Tangents

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Procrastination is queen (or king) when you’re trying to finish a novel or any other piece of writing, especially because the internet is only a click away. Rather than fight this addiction, I decided to give into it and team up with my pal, Allie Larkin. We gathered some of our favorite writers and created [...]