Dublin’s best museum: a must-visit for writers and readers

Back in March, I was lucky enough to spend a weekend with my husband’s Irish cousins in Dublin. For my husband, his dad, and his cousin, it was a big rugby weekend. The men in my family are big Ireland rugby supporters (I can’t bring myself to tell them the hero in my novel First… Continue reading Dublin’s best museum: a must-visit for writers and readers

How Kristan Higgins helped pull me out of a funk

In the last few months, I’ve: moved to a new country, where I know no one but my husband left the job (and friends!) I had for nearly five years and started a new one spent several days sitting next to my grandma at the hospital while Grandpa (successfully) fought a series of potentially deadly… Continue reading How Kristan Higgins helped pull me out of a funk

Writing goals: Did you meet 2011’s? Set 2012’s?

I can hardly believe another year has gone by. I don’t know about you, but I love looking back to the goals I set myself on January 1 and remembering what I’ve accomplished this year. I had set myself some day-job goals (not to be a jerk-wad manager, since I was about to hire my… Continue reading Writing goals: Did you meet 2011’s? Set 2012’s?

Greatest hits of 2011 – thank you, readers!

I wanted to say a big, huge thank-you to everyone who subscribed to, commented on and read my blog last year. You guys rock, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you all! WordPress.com created a 2011 annual report for this blog, and since you’ve all been part of it, I wanted to share it… Continue reading Greatest hits of 2011 – thank you, readers!