Category Archives: writing

Show & Tell Friday – the Forgive Me Edition

Posted on January 31, 2014 by

Hi, folks. I’m on a major deadline for Monday, and my 4 year-old’s preschool was let out early one day this week and cancelled for three days due to snow and ice. Less than two inches of it (it’s the … Continue reading →

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Where I Write

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

So, if you’ve been following along you already know I live in a whirlwind of small children, husband, dog, graduate school, tiny house, and soon to be jobs, plural. I’m not very good at keeping it all straight. I’m not very … Continue reading →

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Writing a Newspaper Column & in Need of Advice

Posted on January 16, 2014 by

I’m happy to announce that soon I’ll be writing a weekly column for The Greenville News in Greenville, South Carolina. Greenville is where I grew up, and The Greenville News is the place where I earned my first paycheck as a writer. The … Continue reading →

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Tak’ a Cup o’ Kindness

Posted on December 31, 2013 by

On this New Year’s Eve, I wanted to thank you all for being so good to me over the past year–for reading my novel, Keowee Valley, and falling in love with its characters–especially Quinn and Jack–and the wild Carolina frontier, … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Friday: the Middle School, Nature, and History Edition

Posted on November 15, 2013 by

Hello to all on this crisp, cold (at least where I am) Friday in November. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Fall so far. I sort of semi-extended my Internet fast into the week, and haven’t spent nearly as much … Continue reading →

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Fasting from the Internet

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

Hello, all. Just wanted to let y’all know that I’m taking a brief Internet fast until Tuesday, November 12th. This means that I won’t be posting here, at my blog, over on my author Facebook page, from my Twitter account … Continue reading →

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New Interview at Appalachianhistory.net

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

Hi, all. I’m truly excited to share this interview with me over at Appalachianhistory.net, a fantastic web site for all you history and mountain-lovers. I’d not known about the site until I received an interview request from one of its … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Friday: Fall Festivities & Quotes to Ponder On

Posted on October 25, 2013 by

I still look like I did last week. But I’m powering through. Some good stuff to share on this cold October weekend: 1.) Halloweenfest & Osktoberfest in Transylvania County I live in Transylvania County, North Carolina, and if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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For Your Reading List

Posted on September 30, 2013 by

Saturday night I had the pleasure of hearing Ann Hite and Karen Spears Zacharias read from and talk about their new novels at wonderful Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café in Asheville, North Carolina. Ann–whom I met at a literary festival last year … Continue reading →

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New Authors & Books in the Mountains: Recap of the 2013 Carolina Mountains Literary Festival

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

Last weekend I had the privilege of attending the 2013 Carolina Mountains Literary Festival in Burnsville, North Carolina, as an author presenter. I took with me a tube of mascara that hadn’t been opened in six months, the only clothes … Continue reading →

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