I read The Miracle Morning back in the Fall of 2015 in the midst of a hard time and lapped up the formulaic routine the […]
Leigh Bardugo
In a packed church on 8th & Brazos, I — and a couple hundred more readers — braved the evening storm to see Leigh Bardugo, […]
Writing Update: Research Gaps
So far my editing approach has involved hours combing through guardianship laws applied in unique scenarios and interstate foster care processes. I’m trying to tighten […]
The Cure Is Gratitude, Again
I was feeling a little pissy and on the defensive today. And honestly when I started writing it was to whine about how others aren’t […]
Pick Up Trash
I want to hire people who pick up trash in the office even if no one’s watching. I want to work with people who do […]
Texas Teen Book Festival
Besides running a booth for my internship at the Boston Book Festival, I have never actually attended a book festival. That almost feels like a […]
National Coming Out Day
I just realized, at the close of the day, that today is National Coming Out Day. I had some vague notion months ago that I […]
Bonus Writing Update: Editorial Letters Make Me Giddy
A bonus writing update because I am absolute GIDDY over this long, detailed, goddamn helpful editorial I received from my friend (and publishing/editing guru), Katie […]
Staying Connected
I want to call out something a former intern of mine did this month. She was an amazing employee and we tried to recruit her […]
Writing Update: Lingering
Weekly writing update! I’m working on starting some edits, but to be honest I haven’t dived as deep as I expected yet. I’m hoping to […]