6th annual motherhood & words reading

Please join me tomorrow night for the 6th Annual Motherhood & Words reading. When: October 10 – 7 pm – 9 pm Where: The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415 I will be reading with award-winning authors Debra Gwartney and Amie Klempnauer Miller. As always, there will be a…

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ready

I’m sitting in a small café in Winnetka, Illinois, with an hour to spare before my Motherhood & Words workshop at StoryStudio. It’s chilly outside, on this first day of fall, and I’m grateful for the hot coffee and steaming eggs in front of me. It’s been a quick, but full trip. Yesterday I was…

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loving the west

All of my stops in the Bay Area were fabulous. Thank you to all the gracious bookstore staff for welcoming me and making me feel at home. A special thank you to Judy at Towne Center Books in Pleasanton (for the homemade muffins and coffee and the book!) and to Jerry at Books, Inc. for…

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juggling

Sorry I’ve been absent here lately. Over the 4th, I was up and down to my mom’s cabin on the days I had off. (The girls and D were up there the whole week.) Then I flew to the Adirondacks for my aunt’s memorial service. There is more I’d like to say about that, but it needs its…

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why the river teeth conference is the best writing conference out there

I spent the weekend of May 18-20 at the inaugural River Teeth Nonfiction Conference at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, and let me tell you: It was the best conference I’ve ever attended. Why? Well, I’ll tell you. Here are the Top Ten Reasons that the River Teeth Conference Rocks: 1. It’s small. (Seriously, have you…

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reading tonight at magers and quinn booksellers

I’m still glowing from the weekend at the 1st River Teeth Nonfiction Conference in Ashland, Ohio. The. Best. Conference. Ever. I’ll do a full post about it on Friday, because I don’t have anyone lined up for the blog tour that day. So stay tuned for some nuggets of wisdom from the brilliant writers who…

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day 11: bump life

Thank you to Megan Flatt at BUMP Life for hosting today’s stop on the Use Your Words virtual book tour! I love Megan’s post about realizing that she’s a real writer and that writing is her passion. Megan is the founder of BUMP Life, a blogger, a pre- and postnatal fitness expert and most importantly,…

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the tour and disappearing posts

Okay, I’m just logging in after a very crazy day to discover that my post yesterday about the wonderful Ivy League Insecurities has gone missing. What’s up with that? Aidan hosted day four of the Use Your Words virtual book tour. Aidan, I’m sorry my post disappeared! I’ll rewrite it if it doesn’t reappear tomorrow.…

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blog book tour and book giveaway

A huge thank you to The Loft Literary Center and to everyone who came down to the launch last night. It was amazing to be surrounded by so much support! Thank you, also, to Magers and Quinn Booksellers for being there to sell Use Your Words. They sold out of the 80 copies they brought!…

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it’s here

Last night when I got home, there was steak on the grill and a card and orchid waiting for me on the dining room table. Sweet D, my biggest supporter. This morning when I came downstairs, he kissed me and said, “Happy Launch Day.” May every writer have this kind of encouragement. Sadly, I also…

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