Tag Archives: heroines

Winners!


Random.org has spoken and we have two winners of two sets of galleys of The Heroine’s Bookshelf! Congratulations to Laurie A-B of Six Boxes of Books, who chose Rosemary and Barbara from Sister of the Bride by Beverly Cleary as her favorite literary duo, and to Katherine of November’s Autumn,

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Contest Time…Two Is Better Than One


I was laying in bed this morning after my first fully restful sleep in a while and thinking about literary duos.  Not necessarily titular (though Betsy-Tacy is not to be ignored), but those great pairings that make my favorite books so juicy to read.  You know…Scarlett and Melanie, or Marianne

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Fear!


First of all, thank you for all of your lovely comments about my new cover.  I so appreciate it.  For those of you eager to hear about the saga of LauraPalooza, may I direct you to my guest post on Book Club Girl’s blog?  I post there about 5 things

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A Heroine At Fifty – To Kill A Mockingbird


I have a terrible confession to make:  I didn’t read To Kill A Mockingbird in high school, or junior high, or elementary school…or until I was a grown woman. I’m not sure if it’s because I missed 11th grade English (I was an exchange student in Germany that year) or

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Invincible Louisa – Case Study #236236264646


It’s a singularly exciting, overwhelming, and trying time these days.  I find myself on quite the rollercoaster of ups and downs in terms of my day job, my writing, my relationships, and my own self-image. Maybe it’s some kind of lunar phase or solar phenomenon (since everyone I know seems

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