Good morning, friends! I am actually sitting in my very nearly completed new office/library as I type this, trying to get a feel for the finishing touches. And, as we wrap up this process, I can’t help but think of my very first office space–and what it meant to me. I wrote a fun column this week for Parade about having a room of my own. Here’s a sneak peek of the first couple paragraphs. And head over to our Parade Friends & Fiction Column link to read the rest!
A Sneak Peek:
My career as an author began on the floor of my closet. Auspicious, I know. I still can’t say exactly why, when I was up feeding my newborn baby in the middle of the night, scrawling longhand into a notebook, the closet floor was the spot I chose. But it was still the early days of motherhood, where our son’s crib was tucked inside our bedroom, and something about leaving our nest in the dark felt like breaking a sacred seal.
During those closet-writing months, my husband, son, and I lived in a 1930s brick home with architectural details that had me from hello and an extra room or two that easily could have become a writing space. As I continued working on that manuscript—sometimes even in the light of day—I took to writing in one of the only spaces in the house we hadn’t lovingly updated: our laundry room. The walls and ceilings were painted pea green with coordinating scratchy indoor/outdoor carpet. It was dark and wholly uninspiring, but, even still, I perched an old desk we had in storage underneath a slanted wall where I could almost sit up straight without my head hitting the ceiling.
To Read the Rest of the Column, Click Here!
Spring Reading Box
THE WEDDING VEIL is on its way! March 29 is right around the corner! And my good friend and Friends & Fiction co-host Mary Kay Andrews and I have teamed up with Oxford Exchange to offer this fun Spring Reading Box! Order the box from Oxford Exchange to get a signed copy of THE WEDDING VEIL when it releases, a signed copy of THE HOMEWRECKERS when it releases in May and this fun, exclusive Friends & Fiction notebook with sticky flags for marking all your favorite parts! (We hope there are tons!) Get more information or order from Oxford Exchange.
The Wedding Veil Launch Party!
I am SO EXCITED to finally announce the details for the official launch party for THE WEDDING VEIL! Please join South Main Book Company and me:
March 29, 2022 at the
STUNNING Home of Shari & Bill Graham (address provided in confirmation email)
Salisbury, NC
5-7 pm with a talk at 6 pm
Tickets are $30 and include a signed hardback copy of THE WEDDING VEIL, hors d’oeuvres and light bites!
I cannot wait to share this story of FOUR generations of remarkable women and the missing Vanderbilt veil with all of you and celebrate on March 29!
For tickets or to order signed and/or personalized copies of the book visit South Main Book Company! It’s going to be an amazing night!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
CaN’t wait for yhe new book. Loved learning of your beginIngs and your very thoughtful words of encouragement.