Tag: inspiration
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It should be our day every damn day
Shouting out to all the women in the house Happy International Women’s Day. It should be our day every damn day. Women’s history shouldn’t be limited to the month of March. Women have been out here making history every damn day for as long as anyone can remember. Just like Black history shouldn’t just be…
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Brainstorming in Matera
Instead of spending Midsummer in Stockholm, I am in Matera, Italy brainstorming my next books with a great group of writers at the Locanda di San Martino. These amazing women have helped me figure out how to get past some road blocks that were keeping me from moving forward with my new WIP, Under the…
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Getting to know Benny from Maybe Forever
Earlier this week, we caught up with Laney. Now let’s have a sit-down with Benny, the saucy intern who seems to have a thing for Mads. She’s been pretty forthright about her interest in him. Let’s see what she has to say for herself. Me: So tell it to me straight, Benny. Why did you…
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One More Week Until NaNoWriMo
Only one more week until NaNoWriMo and I am nearly done with my outline. I’m getting really anxious to start. I don’t remember feeling this excited last year–which is probably why I didn’t finish my 2013 NaNoWriMo effort. This year, as I mentioned in my last post, I’ll be returning to Copenhagen and writing about…
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The Soundtrack of Mads and Laney’s Lives
I am one of those writers who needs music when she writes. Every writing project gets its own Spotify playlist. Snowbound had its playlist of music that captured Jake and Mia’s moods as well as the holiday spirit. The same is true for Maybe Baby. When I first began writing Laney’s story, music played a…