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Free Books! Seriously.

Today I’m donning my editor hat because I have something really fun to share with you, reader friends—especially you mommies and anyone else who loves picture books. A few weeks ago, I met with the founder of a pretty cool new digital picture book platform called uTales. It’s a subscription-based picture book service, kind of […]

November 14, 2011

Editing, Modern Perspectives, Parenthood, Publishing, Young Married Mom

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A Temporary Full-Time Job

Last week I had an unexpected but super fun work engagement change our schedule, big time.  What I thought might be a morning and maybe an afternoon away from home turned into three full days and two evenings.  Which meant that three days of business as usual with the little man turned into half a […]

August 23, 2011

Faith, Freelance, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Work, Young Married Mom

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Books for Babies: All the World

Some of you kind reader folks know that before Jacob was born, I worked in children’s publishing. Actually, I still work in children’s publishing, but now I am a freelance editor and writer rather than an assistant at a publishing house or a literary agency.  (Shameless plug: check me out.) Children’s publishing is a happy, […]

August 12, 2011

Freelance, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Publishing, Young Married Mom

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