The time has finally come for me and my family to leave Korea. I can hardly believe it as I'm writing this blog post. We'll be flying out in 19 days!We've lived in Indonesia for 2 years and now here in Korea for 8 which makes it 10 years living away from home. That's...
Do you ever feel like your writing is like beingĀ stuck in the traffic? Like there's cars lined up for forever in front of you, making you put on the brakes, but all you want to do is zoom out onto an open road?There have been times that I've been stuck in a lot of...
So it's true. My husband is one of those closet writers that peeks his head out every once in a while. He's actually a very good writer (okay, so I'm kind of biased), which is actually quite annoying. HeĀ whips stuffĀ up in moments and it's good! While I, on the other...
A group of dystopian novelists have come together to create the coolest blog: League of Extraordinary Writers. The five writers include:Beth Revis- Her sciĀ fi, Across the Universe, is coming out in Spring 2011 from Razorbill.Julia Karr- Her title is XVI, about a...
Hubby and I went out on the town last night for a unforgettable dinner at the revolving restaurant,Ā n-Grill, on top of Seoul Tower. We don't get out much with two little ones so this was definitely squeal worthy!The Seoul Tower is located on top of Namsan Mountain so...
Itās believed you can be considered fluent in a tongue once you dream in that language. That it becomes so much a part of you that it finds its way into your subconscious. Trust me, Iām not fluent in either Indonesian or Korean. (Although sometimes I still mix my...
If you are confused, disheartened or downright frustrated over what to write or not write, check out Mandy Hubbard's post on chasing trends. She's got great advice, and I love how she breaks down the categories and shares her take on what editors are interested in....
For the last week IāveĀ been hanging out a lot with my characters. Eating chocolate and drinking lattes. You know, getting to know them better. Like really know them. Itās hard. Iām tired. Overcaffeinated. Dying for a good, hard run. But right now Iām so into my...
The winner for Escaping the Tiger is Angela! Please email me Angela at farley dot christinal at gmail dot com to receive your very own copy.Congratulations!!!!!!!!
Today, May 5th, is Children's Day in Korea. And because it's a national holiday, we didn't have school! Last year I blogged about the history of Children's Day here. This year, we decided to go out for ice cream (it's a special treat here) and then headed to a grass...