Yes, there’s an agenda. But what I really wanted to create was a FEELING. ✨ Wandering through bookstores 📚 Meeting authors 💬 Talking about books with people who love them as much as you do 🍽️ Sharing meals 📖 Having actual time to read 💙 Relaxing without having to take care of everyone el

Not because I was done. Because the day was. ✍️ 1,851 words added 🗑️ 346 deleted 📖 53,209 total I wanted to keep writing. But I’m done turning every good writing night into a 2, 3, or 4 a.m. bedtime. So tonight I’m closing the laptop while I still have words left in me—and saving s

Today we’re celebrating the tiny things. ☕ The hot cup of coffee 📖 The book you didn’t want to put down 💙 The stranger who was unexpectedly kind 🎶 The song you needed to hear 🌿 A few peaceful minutes We spend so much time waiting for BIG things to make us happy that sometimes we forget to

Saw my mother ✔️ Went to UNH ✔️ Made it to Maine ✔️ Possibly got food poisoning ✔️ Actually wrote anything ❌ Today’s grand total: 0 WORDS. 😂 The manuscript remains at 51,704 words, and tonight I’m calling that good enough. Novel90 — Day 60 #Novel90 #WritingJourney #Writing

Today’s outfit includes sparkly pants AND sparkly shoes because apparently subtlety wasn’t invited. 😂 But here’s the thought behind it: Why do we save the things we love for some future “special occasion”? Wear the sparkle. Use the good stuff. Stop saving everything for someday. Today

Can 891 words still be a great writing day? 💙 Today was college move-in day for my youngest daughter, so this was never going to be a huge writing day. But I still got there: ✍️ 891 words added 🗑️ 217 deleted 📖 51,704 total And honestly, the best part isn’t any of those numbers. I

How can something take up so much space… and leave behind so much more? 💙 First photo: everything my youngest was apparently going to need for college crammed into one car. 😂 Second photo: somehow, an actual finished dorm room. And then we drove home with an empty car. It’s strange how

By the time I finally sat down to write tonight, this was my bandwidth: 1,000 words. Not because I wasn’t committed. Not because I didn’t show up. Because I’m a person before I’m a writer, and today took more out of me than I expected. So 1,000 words is what the story got. And I’m let

Stop measuring your commitment to your book by your word count. I’m saying this as someone who’s been staying up until 2 or 3 a.m. trying to get the words in lately. 😂 Some days you’ll write thousands of words. Some days you’ll write 200. Some days you’ll research, untangle a plot problem,

📚 A WEEKEND FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE BOOKS Imagine spending three days surrounded by independent bookstores, authors, bookish games, good food, curated surprises and people who completely understand your obsession with books. That’s what we’re creating with the Future Famous Authors Bookish

The fun part of today’s twist isn’t simply having your character misunderstand someone. It’s making them DO something because of it. Let your character believe the truth is a lie. Then follow that wrong assumption as far as it’ll take you. What does it change in your WIP? #TwistTuesday

Sometimes the writing isn’t the only dream you’re building. 📚❤️ Tonight, most of my time went toward the Future Famous Authors Bookish Retreat—flyer, logistics, hotels, bookstores, emails… all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into trying to turn an idea into something real. And then I wro

Today’s reminder: productivity doesn’t have to look miserable. ☀️📚 I’m lying in the sun while reading and vetting a book for Future Famous Authors and getting my social media work done. It may not look like the stereotypical productive Monday—but the work is getting done. There are enough

POV: your writing session accidentally lasts until 3 a.m. 😴📚 Novel90 — Day 54 ✍️ 4,367 words added 🗑️ 1,131 words deleted 📖 47,431 words total I wanted to keep going. I tried. But there comes a point where pushing through stops being admirable and starts being a bad decision. I’ve bee

We are officially down to only 3 rooms left at the Book House Hotel for the FFA Bookish Retreat! If you’ve been saving the retreat posts and thinking “maybe I’ll do it…” this might be the moment to take another look. ❤️ 📍 West Chester, PA 📅 November 20–22 Your weekend includes: 🍸 A wel

Novel90 • Day 53 ✍️📚 Last night was supposed to be an EARLY night because I had to return my sleep study monitor this morning before I would normally even consider being awake. 😂😴 Then the writing started going REALLY well. ✍️ Words added: 5,197 🗑️ Words deleted: 1,125 📖 Total manuscript

WHERE you buy a book really does matter. A book signing I was supposed to have over Labor Day weekend was canceled because sales of The Immigrant’s Wife at the bookstore were too low. And I want to emphasize: I LOVE this bookstore. Sherman’s supported my novel from the very beginning and stoc

Currently doing a sleep study. Stayed up because I REALLY wanted to hit 4,500 words. You’re welcome, science. 😂 Novel90 — Day 52 ✍️ 4,500 words today 41,316 words total And with that, I am ACTUALLY going to sleep. 😴 #Novel90 #AmWriting #WritingJourney #AuthorLife #Wr

My daughter asked if I wanted to go to Dunkin’ with her, and my automatic response was, “No thanks, I’m working—but I’ll pay for yours.” I sent it. And almost immediately realized that wasn’t the answer I wanted to give. So I sent another message: “Actually, I’d love to go with you.” Th