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Stop And Sit A Spell – Let’s Catch Up

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been living in Korea for a year now. But here we are! In the past twelve months I’ve moved across the world, seen another graduate, sent two kids off to college, my youngest has left grade school officially and is now a tween, and…

“Why do you____?” …. Because It Matters

One of those questions that always throws me is, “Why do you care about THAT? You don’t need to know that for your job.” As if curiosity and learning aren’t their own reward. Usually I let it slide with an eye roll. I don’t have time to lecture every random…

“Show Up As Yourself” …. Myself Would Like To Take A Nap

When I saw the last few months have been busy I mean my schedule has been packed from 7am (or earlier) every day to 10pm every night. I wish it was all books. Some of it was books. I’ve been lucky enough to have excellent editing clients this year with…

Typhoons, Festivals, and Other Fun

My last update was in August the week before my husband didn’t have a heart attack. The DIDN’T is very important, according to the doctor, because it looked very much like a heart attack. It had all the symptoms and signs of a heart attack. He collapsed during a run…

Three Months Later…

Roughly 90 days ago I packed up my office in South Carolina, took the art off the walls, put the books in a box, unplugged my computer, and moved across the globe to South Korea. In between there were multiple hotels, visits with friends, stays with family, language confusion, a…

My Ridiculous Bike

We’re downsizing. We’ve sold one of our three cars, we’re selling another next month, and moving from our oversized six-bedroom house in the suburbs to a much more walkable, bike-able area in a new city (in another country… but that’s not the point). The point is: I haven’t ridden a…

“When we last left our intrepid hero…”

*blows dust off blog* *scrolls through old posts* When I last updated the blog I was waiting for visas and passports. Let’s check the list and see how this move is going… ✓ Passports ✓ Visas ✓ Flight to Korea ✓ Flight to Seattle to get on the…

It’s Impossible Until It Isn’t

About twenty minutes ago my youngest child walked into my office with a green marble and asked if I could make a necklace out of it. Until recently my answer would have been, “I know it can be done, but I don’t know how.” But in February I was smitten…

Notes From The World Of Publishing – March 2022

Sometimes the only way to get the change you need in an industry is to air some of the dirty laundry. So let me pull up the curtain and talk about what’s happening in publishing right now… … if you’re following authors, editors, or publishers on social media in the…

Unstress Your Space – Little Life Hacks That Work

Being only slightly younger than Earth itself (at least according to the small children in the neighborhood) I have picked up some tips and tricks that allow people with busy schedules and rebellious minds to actually get things done. Here’s my top five… 1- Set An Alarm Need to be…