by Andi | Sep 21, 2016 | Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.” — Coleman Cox[1] I lucked into ghostwriting, but I wouldn’t have been able to remain a ghostwriter were it not for hard work. A month before I started my own writing and editing... by Andi | Sep 17, 2016 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
Kate DiCamillo’s books came out after I was already an adult is a generation after me, so I didn’t have the pleasure of having that childlike excitement of reading them when I was young. Still, thanks to the suggestion of my young friend Lucy, I picked up... by Andi | Sep 14, 2016 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
I have begun a new evening routine. After dinner, I clean up the kitchen, and then I grind the coffee beans and prep the pot for the morning. I set out the mugs and such that we’ll need in the dark of 5am, and I get Philip’s lunchbox down and onto the... by Andi | Sep 10, 2016 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
I have a total love for complex stories that weave together history and books and a little bit of gothic mystery. I loved Possession by A.S. Byatt and The Archivist by Martha Cooley. So Kate Morton’s The Distant Hours is no different. The story is set in... by Andi | Sep 7, 2016 | Written and Wrought
This post could get me kicked out of the writing teacher’s club house. If we had a clubhouse. I’d like it if we did – something with lots of books and a great espresso machine and those papasan chairs that they only sell at Pier 1 and only really...