by Christina | Nov 30, 2017 | #thankyouthursday, voice = raised, writing life
November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. This November, I wrote a book, and I am grateful. NaNoWriMo and I have history I love National Novel Writing Month, but I do not always participate. My first go-round was in 2007. Then I tried again in...
by Christina | Aug 10, 2017 | #thankyouthursday, self-care, writing life
I am away on retreat right now, and because I am grateful and want to share it with you, I hereby present my view: I could certainly get used to a vantage point of lush trees, a placid lake, and a stunning sky, and yet I am quite aware that my experience here is...
by Christina | Feb 9, 2017 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________, voice = raised, writing life
I am pretty sure that in the days before a certain artificial holiday I am supposed to be actively promoting my book about looking for love (and letting it find you). But as much as I care about Are You My Boyfriend?, and as much as I believe in its ability to...
by Christina | Sep 8, 2016 | #thankyouthursday, voice = raised, writing life
Glennon Doyle Melton’s astonishingly radiant book, Love Warrior, officially came out into the world on Tuesday, and for very good reason it is the new pick for Oprah’s Book Club. I hope everyone I know—and everyone I don’t know, for that matter—will read it, because...
by Christina | Aug 4, 2016 | #thankyouthursday, I am grateful for ________, voice = raised, writing life
I can’t stop thinking about resounding words. I blame it on a singing bowl. Have you ever heard one of those ring? It’s a special kind of sound—at first it’s like a gong, but if the practitioner applies the mallet effectively, the initial ringing...
by Christina | Nov 27, 2013 | writing life
The New York Times published a piece about picture books for grown-ups that mentions Are You My Boyfriend?. I am grateful. I am happy. And I am looking forward to talking about this book so much more, because it is so much more than a commercial take on a popular...