Angie's Write

It took me awhile to get this post up (surprise, surprise), but I turned 30 three weeks ago. (!) Starting a new decade has made me quite in...

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel My rating: 5 of 5 stars Set in Tudor England during the reign of Henry VIII--and at the rise of Anne Boleyn with...

This post has been a long time in coming. (I'm sure we'll all be sad to see Harry's face leave the masthead, but it must be done...

22 days and counting... I am such a dork, but this makes me almost tear up. Nine years ago I made Husband take me to the midnight showing o...

Having met Rebecca James through the wonderful world of writing blogs, I was more than a little excited to get my hands on a copy of her bo...

Caroline Smailes ' Like Bees to Honey was a haunting, thought-provoking look at one mother's struggle with the loss of her child. ...

I received more fun mail! Rebecca James is a very lovely blogging friend, and her debut novel released in May in Australia. Unfortunately,...

This afternoon I experienced my worst nightmare . Try not to laugh. My husband couldn't help himself though, even when he realized the ...

After I finished my final revision, I decided to take a trip home for a little rest and rejuvenation. Before I left, I started querying age...

Well, I couldn't type that title and not share this song, could I? Good stuff. Today I have some exciting things happening. Over at Mi...

Hello? Anyone out there? It appears the blog needs another good dust-off since I last wrote. I spent the past month in my editing hidey-hole...

In the future, don't edit the intimate scenes at public coffeeshops! Yesterday I spent a few of my holiday hours working on the novel ...

Yesterday a package arrived via Royal Mail: Ooh, I love receiving mail approved by Her Majesty! I waited all week for this package, hoping ...

I awoke this morning to a lovely surprise: (With flowers he brought me yesterday!) Husband left a present for me, and it's not even my ...

Today I'm taking part in a special one-day blog tour. Lovely Caroline's newest book releases next week, and hopefully readers ...

Just checking in to say hi since it's been awhile. *Waves hello* I'm keeping myself quite busy adding my final revisions, and my per...

For some reason, this book kept bringing to mind Portnoy's Complaint , another story about growing up on the fri...

Drew's chewie? The bookshelf is his favorite hiding spot, much to my consternation. Perhaps because mama keeps her favorite things ther...

Writing is a lot like running. Both require stamina and vision, and a wealth of patience. When people compare writing a novel to giving bi...

It's been busy around here the last two weeks. Last Wednesday was husband's 30th birthday (yay!), so I spent my time planning, cooki...

I saw this video on Powell's Book Blog and had to share it: