My husband and I are just back from our first night away from the kids by ourselves. Ever. In seven... Read More
Worth It
Okay. so I can really bitch and moan about things, but let’s chock it up to stress, shall we? The... Read More
First Pages
I just sent back “first pages” on the book— the first round of the designed pages. This is the stage... Read More
dance recital hell
With both of my daughters performing in a dance recital at the end of the week, can I just say... Read More
Pondering Cookbooks
I’ve been in the publishing business, in one form or another, for close to 20 years. But doing a cookbook... Read More
Beautiful Book
My editor recently sent along a sample of the design of the inside of the book. It is gorgeous. It... Read More
Judging a book by its cover
A few weeks ago, my editor sent me a copy of the cover of my book—”Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant Cookbook: A... Read More
Survival tips for When Your Partner is GONE a long time on a business trip
My husband is just back from a three week business trip to Nigeria. It was rough without him. The hardest... Read More
copy edit crunch
Okay, so you’re supposed to update blogs a lot more often that what I’ve been doing. My biggest reason is... Read More
wierd space
Okay. So I was expecting the copy edit to come this week. I tried not to think about it. I... Read More