Mommy A to Z – My interview with Meredith Peters Hale
I love when authors reach out to me. It’s such a cool community to be part of and I’m thrilled when I get to see a really great writer publish something that is unique, fun and definitely worth...
View ArticleYour blogging questions answered… Part II
As promised, here is the second part to the blogging questions some of you submitted a few weeks ago. Let me state again – I am by far not an expert in blogging. I’m just a girl, standing in front of a...
View ArticleMy BIG news! I HAVE AN AGENT!!!
If you have been a reader of Martinis and Minivans for a while now, you probably know that I recently completed my first novel. It was an amazing process that provided a unique kind of therapy after my...
View ArticleMy Other Ex – My interview with the contributors of this new anthology
One thing I love to do is support bloggers when they write books. It’s a tough transition to go from blogger to book writer so I applaud those who take the risk and put themselves out there. So when I...
View ArticleI’m guest teaching an online writing course – come join!
Back before children and my minivan, I was actually a teacher. Yeah, weird, I know. I taught middle school English and Reading. I actually loved it. The kids made each day an insane adventure – some...
View ArticleThe Big Book of Parenting Tweets – I’M IN IT!
It’s so awesome to see a group of bloggers come together and want to publish a book. What’s even more awesome is when they ask me to be part of it! I was thrilled when the ladies from Science of...
View ArticleThe ending of Serial… my thoughts.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Rabia Chaudry a few weeks ago, the woman who first approached NPR’s Sarah Koenig with the case that went on to be investigated for the now famous Serial podcast. It’s...
View ArticleHave questions for a literary agent?
I know that many of you are writers, bloggers or folks just interested in learning more about publishing and how writing works. Last year was so exciting for me because I landed a literary agent for an...
View ArticleLiterary agent Jessica Sinsheimer answered your questions!
Since I announced signing with the amazing Jessica Sinsheimer from Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency a few months ago (you can read about that HERE), I have had many folks ask me questions about what...
View ArticleA naughty fun read! My review of How To Punish Your Playboy by Mina Vaughn
Okay, so I’m going to share something here that I’ve never shared before. Naughty books make me blush, feel uncomfortable and immediately cause me to shove them back on the library or bookstore shelf....
View ArticleThe cookbook that brought me to tears… New Prairie Kitchen by Summer Miller
One of my first writing gigs was as a restaurant reviewer for The Reader – Omaha’s local hipster newspaper. It was an awesome experience. To eat, write and actually be paid to do both – it was pretty...
View ArticleAn amazing resource for writers! Manuscript Wish List – #MSWL
One of the cool things about my literary agent, Jessica Sinsheimer, is that she is pretty forward-thinking when it comes to publishing. She has created videos and Q&A sessions about the ins and...
View ArticleMy goodbye to Martinis and Minivans.
You know that drunk girl at the end of an awesome party. She’s the one who is falling all over the place and saying things like, “Where we goin’ to next?” as she stops to vomit and half-wipe her mouth....
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