A couple days ago this beautiful calendar arrived in the mail addressed to me. It's filled with fun illustrations my kids immediately took a huge liking to. We even read the calendar as a bedtime story Thursday and Friday.You see, this calendar came from my literary agency. … [Read more...]
Confessions of an Accidental Author
Rachel Cartland, author of the new memoir, Paper Tigress: A Life in the Hong Kong Government (Blacksmith Books, 2013) guest blogs about her path to becoming an author! Here's Rachel:I became an author by giving a talk to the YWCA and then sending the text that I’d used to a … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's been a busy couple days. Yesterday I received copy edits from my publisher, volunteered at my daughter's school's book fair, hosted a band parents' meeting, had a 50 minute phone interview with a Wall Street Journal editor, and caught up with an old friend on Skype. Phew. … [Read more...]
GOOD CHINESE WIFE now on GoodReads!
Last week I was adding another book to my "read" list on GoodReads.com and for the fun of it typed in the name of my upcoming memoir, GOOD CHINESE WIFE.And there it was!Of course I immediately clicked on "to read" as well as the Facebook like button. A few fabulous … [Read more...]
The Uses of Liberation
I am beyond excited to feature this guest post by Rachel Cartland, author of the new memoir, Paper Tigress: A Life in the Hong Kong Government (Blacksmith Books, 2013). In 1972, Rachel Cartland was just one of two female expatriates to join the elite Administrative Grade of the … [Read more...]
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