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Photos, iMovie Fun & Revisions

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I’m knee deep in revisions at the moment, but I will be coming up for air on Monday! In the meantime, here’s one way I procrastinated this morning–playing around with iMovie and creating a 30 second video of my cats (with music: “Home” by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and “If You Want Me” [...]

Day 3 in NYC: Meeting My Literary Agent!

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My last day in NYC was sort of like a dream. I met my literary agent. I’ve thought of that moment so many times over the past three years. I walked from the 33rd Street station to the office and paused for a second before crossing the street. I glanced up to the left and [...]

Revisions: 3 Lessons Learned

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I am so grateful for the two vases of flowers sitting on my desk. They lift my spirits and remind me to stay present each time I see them. Thank you, super-cool-boss-couple and Shelly (my amazing step-mom) and Dad. A week ago today, I found out the good news and got started with revisions. This [...]

From Idea to Novel to Agent

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Above: Picture of the window in front of my desk. I’ve been looking at these curtains a lot lately as I dive back into revising my novel:) While on the writing-a-novel and finding-an-agent journey, I read a lot of blogs. A LOT. The best blog posts were ones that were short and personal. I wanted [...]

Waiting: Some Things Never Change

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It’s funny when you realize that in some ways you’re still the same person you were at seven years old. When my parents got divorced, I spent every other weekend with my Dad. He would pick me up on Friday afternoons at school and all day it was the only thing I could think about. [...]

Making Your Own Fun

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Last night I had some time on my hands. Usually, I would have buckled down and tried to tackle a decent word count for the day, but I needed to unwind. I didn’t want access to my phone or computer. I didn’t even want to be able to pick up a book. I just wanted [...]

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