Have you ever tried to read for 24 out of 48 hours in a single weekend? It’s not as easy as I assumed it would be! This is the second time I’ve participated in the 24 in 48 Readathon and I haven’t yet managed to hit the 24 hour mark. I managed 18 this time,
One of the things I worry about when I post baking projects is that people might not have all the right equipment. I’ve got a pretty well-stocked tool cabinet, but I’m also a pretty serious baker. I’ve been through several iterations of bowls, measuring cups, thermometers and all sorts of ingredients to find just what
My friends Mary Chris Escobar, Julia Kelly and Alexis Anne invited me to join them for the December edition of their web show First Draught, where they talk about the craft of writing paired with a monthly special drink. So tune in tonight, December 1st, on Youtube at 8:30 PM EST where I’ll be sharing
Today there was a social media campaign going on under the hashtag #fallbackintime. Readers and writers were talking about why they write or read historical romance, often with the sentiment that they love history or that they can read or write about castles and ballrooms. Personally, I love historical romance because, well, men with swords.
Hi! How’s it going? I’ve had a little trouble getting posts done recently for various reasons. Maybe you’ve noticed? Mainly this is because I’m busy. How weird is that? I don’t normally think of myself as “busy” but I have an Etsy business, my blog, my normal housework-dog-feed us stuff, ballroom, D&D, my local DC
There’s a lot going on right now in Cooking Up Romance land! Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner released their new historical romance set in the 1960s on Tuesday, Star Dust. It’s the first book in their series about mid-century astronauts. A couple weeks ago I drove down to where Emma lives and helped out with
It seems every job (or, um, hobby in this case) has a cycle of things that need to get done every once in a while. In the whirl of reading, cooking and reviewing though, it’s hard to schedule time to get them done. Plus. TEDIOUS. Some of these tasks aren’t the most fun, but they
I read a post today on Medium by Andrew Weil, MD and while I don’t identify with almost anything else he said in it, I agree with this: “…cooking gives you a chance to practice the esoteric art of manifestation — bringing something from the imagination into physical reality.” I made something this week that I’ve made
If you haven’t entered to win the RWA conference tote full of books and RWA swag, you have just a few more hours! Giveaway closes at midnight tonight. Visit this post for more details. And there’s another giveaway at the end of this post for ebooks that international readers are eligible for! Yay! My first
