“November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,” said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. “That’s the reason I was born in it,” observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the blot on her nose. Now that November is coming to
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Welcome to October, a month of writing, of working, of striving, and of celebrating. I’m not sure how it’s possible, but The Heroine’s Bookshelf comes out in 19 days! In the meantime, I find that a heroine is well-suited by October: ramblings conversations with dear friends rifling through the kitchen
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Be patient, Jo, don’t get despondent or do rash things, write to me often, and be my brave girl, ready to help and cheer all. – Marmee’s last words as she leaves to take care of Father in Washington, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott When I update my friends
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Wintry Colorado can be an unforgiving place, especially with single-digit temperatures and March (usually our snowiest month) still ahead. I’ve got tea to warm my fingers, but my thoughts are turning to food…the kinds of food my literary heroines would have enjoyed. This morning I saw an article featuring a
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One of the most gratifying parts of writing The Heroine’s Bookshelf was discovering the backstories behind the women who wrote some of my favorite books. And it wasn’t all fun and friends. During the course of the book, I got to look at the underbelly of some of these women’s
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