by Margaret | Aug 15, 2016 | reading, Titbits
I’ve been reading. If we’re friends on Goodreads, you’ve probably noticed I read a lot. Which is a good habit for writers. I recently read What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, a reference for the general period I write about: the 19th...
by Margaret | Aug 8, 2016 | creativity, process, writing life
An author’s life often involves being torn in many directions: too many story ideas at once the day-job creep the marketing of the books But sometimes there is a magic moment of balance when all the different directions feel right. Here are five shots from this...
by Margaret | Aug 1, 2016 | events, reading, Titbits
Thank you to all the wonderful Readers who came out for the NW Book Festival! It was a BEAUTIFUL sunny DAY, as you can see, and I got to talk to many lovely book-lovers 🙂 Topics included: the Europeans’ love of Harleys the propogandist nature of...
by Margaret | Jul 25, 2016 | events
Do you know the musical Into The Woods? Or maybe you recognize Anna Kendrick above, in the movie version? I love musicals. But you know what they love in Into the Woods? A Festival! And there’s one happening in Portland, OR this weekend: Northwest Book Festival...
by Margaret | Jul 18, 2016 | language, reading
You know what onomatopoeia is, right? “She galumphed her way to the door in the too-big galoshes.” The breeze through the trees created a susurration that enveloped him.” It is using a word that sounds like the thing it describes. But what about when...
