Dear Reader, I did a few blogs when I was in France and the UK, but not nearly enough to give you a real sense of what was going on that side of the pond. I’ve uploaded all of my pictures to Facebook if you want to see them, sans Read More
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Jet Lag Sucks.
Dear Reader, Jet lag really stinks. I had this whole idea to have an awesome recap blog of my France trip ready for today, but I didn’t write it. I tried, but it was hard to fit writing the blog in around the unshakable urge to stare vacantly at nothing. Read More
Paris Update!
Dear Reader, So here’s a quick set of highlights about the Paris trip so far… I spent an hour locked inside of an off hours train in the train yard, about a mile from the station. I read a few chapters of my book and paced the train until a Read More
Thursday Thirteen: 13 Days in Paris
Hopefully by now I’ve checked in, but anyways, I wanted to share thirteen days of traveling France with you. Or at least what I’m planning on doing. Things could always change! Day 1 – This is a travel day. *sigh* We drive from my parents house to Houston and take Read More
Thursday Thirteen: I should be packing
So I think you guys might know by now, but Monday I leave for a two week trip to France. As of today I have yet to do any real packing, which is a surprise considering how obsessive I am about this kind of thing normally, but this trip is Read More
Preping for Paris
Dear Reader, Have I mentioned that I’m going to Paris in two weeks? The trip has been eclipsed by the family health drama and my grandmother’s condition. My mother and I realized Thursday that, holy cow, we were leaving in two weeks – and had nothing ready! I’ve been looking Read More
Reality, sometimes it takes a while to set in.
Dear Reader, Last year my mother asked if I would go with her to Paris-Brest-Paris in August. I said sure! I didn’t think we would really go. I thought for sure she would decide it wasn’t worth it to go all the way to France. Today I calculated when I Read More
One Small Step for Me
Dear Reader, I don’t talk about my writing because I don’t want to bore you. Other people talk about writing and do it well. Not me. But today I’m going to share a few tidbits with you. Yesterday I not only pitched to editors, I submitted a novella to a Read More