Category Archives: About Me

Oak Hill Young Writers Inspire

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Last night I spoke at the annual awards ceremony and author’s reception for the Oak Hill Young Writers’ Club in Sabattus, Maine. I knew that the event would give me a chance to brush up on my public speaking skills … Continue reading →

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#amrevising

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

I made a chart with the first sentences of each of my chapters yesterday. That’s right folks, I am revising again. My reading at the PEN New England award ceremony is 12 days (and a wake-up) away and then… THEN!… … Continue reading →

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Get your head in the game.

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

It is the Wednesday after vacation, and I’m having a hard time getting my head in the game. I haven’t written in a while due to work I’ve been doing for Creative Bookings but each day I don’t write feels … Continue reading →

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Vacation Post

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

I’ve been on the Gulf Coast of Florida for almost a week now. The kids have done a lot of fishing with Grandpa in the back coves and mangroves. I’ve been for a few long walks and yoga classes (shout … Continue reading →

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I’m Thankful for Digital Hugs

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Even though I had a week before the big reveal to digest the news that I was one of the winners of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Discovery award, I was not quite prepared for the outpouring … Continue reading →

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Huge News! Pen New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award Winner– ME!

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

I am pleased thrilled ecstatic to announce that on April 1st I was informed that my YA manuscript about a rower who has a secret romance with her crew coach, CONTROL. CRUSH., won the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom … Continue reading →

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In Defense of a Liberal Arts Degree

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

This morning, LinkedIn sent me its “Top News for Anna” aggregation. The topics they tend to send me range from education, to jobs, to publishing. I clicked on the following– Why a BA is Now a Ticket to A Job in a Coffee … Continue reading →

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A wordless blog…Oh Happy Dog. Easter Sunday 2013

Posted on April 2, 2013 by
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Yoga, poetry, a writing retreat and school/library bookings. Phew!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

The last two weeks have been jam packed. This blog is my attempt to explain. Okay so summing up: Last week I went to Kripalu Yoga & Health Center. It was a safe and supported space for my newly-returned-from-deployment husband … Continue reading →

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“You look happy!”

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

  Last night while Son #2 worked on his homework, I played with my new brush pen. You dip it in water or ink, turn the back end, and it sucks the liquid into a vial within the pen. Then … Continue reading →

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