by Olivia | Mar 21, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Why do people collect antiques? I know people whose homes are full of beautiful pieces of furniture that reach back through the decades. If they don’t reach back far enough, or if they are avocado green or mustard yellow, we just call them “retro,” which is a polite...
by Olivia | Mar 14, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
“Who do you think you are?” Do you hear the tone in that question? It’s a little scoldy. Like, “Do you really think you’re someone who deserves that privilege?” Like, “Who are you to think you can step out of your place?” (Or who do you think you are that you can...
by Olivia | Mar 7, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Today’s post comes from a writer I met online. We discovered we share a release date and are counting down to blast-off together. My book, The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, and Beth K. Vogt’s Wish You Were Here release May 1. I’ve talked about Lucy...
by Olivia | Feb 29, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
With slight adaptation, this post originally ran on the WordServe Water Cooler blog (www.wordservewatercooler.com), a terrific resource and community of writers. My name is Olivia Newport and I am an introvert. I’m not a hermit. Rich relationships nourish me,...
by Olivia | Feb 20, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
This post originally ran on the WordServe Water Cooler blog at www.wordservewatercooler.com, a terrific daily resource and encouragement for writers of all varieties. “Noveling.” On the day that I’m writing this, I’ve typed the word novelist several times and...
by Olivia | Feb 8, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
“The Debs.” Three other debut novelists found each other and then included me. So we are four. We all have our first releases on May 1. Our journeys to publishing have varied, but here we all are, facing an exhilarating and terrifying day. Exhilarating because, hey,...
