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Artist-in-Residence Part II + Tips for Making the Most Out of Your Artist’s Residency or Retreat

Posted on August 21, 2013 by scout2011

* Continued from last week’s post about my stint as the Artist-in-Residence at The Reserve at Lake Keowee in Sunset, S.C. As promised, here’s a bit more about my time at The Reserve, where I stayed for a week with … Continue reading →

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Artist Residencies : The Reserve at Lake Keowee (Part I)

Posted on August 13, 2013 by scout2011

I’ve enjoyed a few artist residencies during my short time as a published writer, and they’ve all been different: located in different parts of the country, with varying lengths of stay, accommodations, perks, and expectations of the artist. Certainly, my … Continue reading →

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2013 Birchwood Book & Author Fair – Table Rock State Park

Posted on August 10, 2013 by scout2011

Hi, all. I’m back from my week as the Artist-in-Residence in The Reserve at Lake Keowee, a community literally sitting on top of the land where Keowee Valley is set. More on this to come in a post next week! … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Friday: Monster Turtles, Mountains & More

Posted on August 2, 2013 by scout2011

Happy August, everyone! What a July it was–hot, muggy, rainy, busy and fun. My baby girl is officially 3 months old, and I can hardly believe it. When you were a kid, didn’t it annoy you how grown-ups used to always … Continue reading →

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New Podcast Interview at Southern Spines

Posted on July 17, 2013 by scout2011

I’m excited about this new podcast interview with me over at Southern Spines! Editor Alison Law (newly named assistant program director of the upcoming AJC Decatur Book Festival) and I talked Keowee valley, historical fiction, movies, the writing life and … Continue reading →

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Shoeless Joe, the Colonial South, Writing & More: A New Author Interview

Posted on April 18, 2013 by scout2011

There’s a new author interview with me today over at Jim Lomas’s very funny and very cool cycling, music, and more blog, “Fables of the Deconstruction.” Full disclosure: Jimmy has been a friend of my husband’s since they were kids. … Continue reading →

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Interview & Book Giveaway

Posted on April 13, 2013 by scout2011

Hi, all. Happy Friday! Just wanted to share a new interview I participated in over at blogger-writer-PR expert Hallie Sawyer’s blog. It was great fun to do; in it I get to talk about all sorts of good stuff, including Cherokee history, the … Continue reading →

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Goodreads Q & A, Blog Tour & Book Giveaway for Keowee Valley

Posted on March 22, 2013 by scout2011

It’s a big day for Keowee Valley and me! First, I’m doing a blog tour! This means I, and Keowee Valley, will be featured on several different blogs–each of them different (and all the things I talk about different, too). Check … Continue reading →

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Keowee Valley at the Aiken County Library

Posted on January 25, 2013 by scout2011

Happy Friday, all! I’m writing this as my daughter watches “Super Why” on PBS Kids. School was cancelled (which means her preschool was cancelled, too) because supposedly we’re going to get a bunch of sleet and ice today–a dangerous wintry … Continue reading →

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A Winter Reading List

Posted on January 23, 2013 by scout2011

So, I’m boldly entering my 3rd semester as a graduate student in the MFA in Writing program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. I say “boldly” because I’m due to have Baby 2 one month before the semester officially … Continue reading →

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