update – Sarah Madsen

The Brief Life of WEAVER’S FOLLY

Some of you may have been following the saga of my publisher, Curiosity Quills, for some time. Not long after Weaver’s Folly hit shelves in March last year, complaints about the company started going public because of a plethora of issues. I won’t rehash them here, but you can read a pretty good summary on…

Burned

Sunburned, that is. I will never trust my husband to apply spray suncreen to my back ever again. My very first day on the beach last week, and I had a beautiful red and white zig-zag pattern between my shoulder blades. That’s talent, I tell you. Painful talent. Ow. At least the view was…

If Music Be the Food of Love…

Or the food of inspiration… I have a present for you, darlings. I’m the kind of author that has to listen to music while I write. It can be music with words, or instrumental, but it usually involves headphones and it has to be tailored to what I’m writing. For every project I work on, I…

Retreat

So I spent most of last week moving into our new house — which is beautiful, by the way! I’m thrilled to be starting a new phase of my life with my family, and having more space to spread out. And a library! We have a library! Well, technically it’s a “formal living room,” but…

Moving

So, my home is no longer my home. It’s such a weird feeling. We signed the paperwork to sell our little house (that my husband fondly calls Breezehome) yesterday. This house has been our home for ten years. It’s served us well, even though we outgrew it a while ago. We sign the paperwork to…

Pressure

I’m doing that thing where I have so many things to write that I sit here at my desk and stare at all the blank documents open in front of me and get nothing done. I click between them, and stare at one, and think maybe I should go work on that other thing first….

Stormy

Thunderstorms are rolling in from the west, bringing wind that makes the leaves turn upside-down and a low, rumbling growl that echoes between the houses. Of course I had to open my windows and enjoy the breeze before the rains start. Of course, this also means I need to write a blog post, since I…

Rain Delay

So, things have gotten a little nuts around these parts. This past week, writing has been pretty slow to nonexistent. Kids’ last week of school, I started some work-from-home work…oh, and we’re putting our house on the market/moving. I start summer classes next week, too! Needless to say, I can’t let life get in the…

Busy busy busy…

Oh, hi. Sorry, I didn’t see you there. I can’t really talk right now. Finals are next week and schoolwork is trying to eat my desk. And my kitchen table. Maybe even my brain…