I hope everybody is having a wonderful holiday season and enjoying quality time with loved ones…The Class of 2011: YA Superlatives blogfest organized by Katy Upperman, Jessica Love, Tracey Neithercott and Alison Miller starts tomorrow. I will be participating on Friday (post already scheduled ) I have seen in the past days a lot of [...]
A commuting writer
French girl living in Germany, I called the US home for 7 years. I am happily married and spend a lot of time in commuting. Books and I go way back. I am an aspiring author of young adult novels (paranormal romance and contemporary romance).
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Reading memories of 2011
Posted by Elodie on December 26, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/reading-memories-of-2011/
What did I learn this year?
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” Mikhail Baryshnikov Before jumping into any good resolution for 2012, I am looking back at what I learned (writing-related) in 2011. Here are my top 5 lessons of the year. 1. Keep trying This WIP is a long time [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 19, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/what-did-i-learn-this-year/
Winter impressions…
Photography is one of my hobbies…I can get lost in the moment trying to find an angle, a light, a message in nature or in people´s eyes. It´s been awhile since I found the time to actually venture out with my camera. Below you will see some winter impressions from the past years (when we actually had [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 18, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/winter-impressions/
Déjà Vu Blogfest: A picture is worth a thousand words…
Today I am part of The Déjà Vu Blogfest , where we bring back our favourite post or the one we believe may not have gotten enough attention (click on the link to see who else is participating ). I decided to bring back my moonlight muse…I mean I wrote about the music muse and received [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 16, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/deja-vu-blogfest-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/
Santa Claus is coming…to my novel :-)
Thanks to Road Trip Wednesday, I will not rant about how my train decided to come late (again….) today Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway’s contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody’s unique [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 14, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/santa-claus-is-coming-to-my-novel/
Help needed: The writer and the quest for criticism
Over the week-end, I reached 43k in my YA paranormal romance, I blogged, enjoyed the Christmas Market, worked out, tweeted (I am becoming an official addict of Twitter) and cooked. Go, me, go! (*does her own little cheerleading dance while husband rolls eyes*). I decided to take part in Deja Vu Blogfest (more details here) [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 12, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/help-needed-the-writer-and-the-quest-for-criticism/
How I fell in love with a Bronze Horseman…
“Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are. Ask: What do believe in? What do you hope for? What do you love?” When I first bought a book by Paullina Simons, I was strolling through the sales rack of Barnes and Nobles (I was a student at the time and trying [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 11, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/how-i-fell-in-love-with-a-bronze-horseman/
Writing and The Seven Dwarfs…
First of all: Joyeux anniversaire, Maman! (I know she is a lurker sometimes…) Now off to the topic, we are all moody. We can not be sunshines 100% of the time (I try, I really try), we are sometimes angry, sometimes tired, sometimes shy, sometimes just happy. That is what makes us likable people As writers, [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 9, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/writing-and-the-seven-dwarfs/
RTW: How far would you go?
Another long day, about to get myself settle with a book and a cup of tea but I could not pass up on Road Trip Wednesday Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway’s contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from [...]
Posted by Elodie on December 7, 2011
http://commutinggirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/rtw-how-far-would-you-go/
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