by Angela Pickett | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog Posts - Pre 2024
Lane 76 – our home for most of Hanoi posting I drafted this post about the books about Hanoi and Vietnam that I am using as background research for my book two weeks ago, but since then, my blog has been under construction as I moved from WordPress.com to...
by Angela Pickett | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog Posts - Pre 2024
After posting about my writing goals on Monday (thanks to everyone that has dropped by to read it), I wanted to start sharing some of the stories behind the book I am currently working on. Thew working title is Daughter of Hanoi, although I have no doubt that will...
by Angela Pickett | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog Posts - Pre 2024
This year I have decided not to get caught up in making any big resolutions. I am excited about 2019 but I know that resolutions and year-long plans are not the solution for me. 2018 was a frustrating year, to say the least. I didn’t make the progress I would have...
by Angela Pickett | Oct 30, 2018 | Blog Posts - Pre 2024
This time last year, I was eagerly awaiting the start of Nanowrimo 2017. For those not familiar with the acronym it starts for National Novel Writing Month and it was started in the United States by a group of 21 friends in 1999. The goal is to write 50,000 words of a...
by Angela Pickett | May 3, 2018 | Blog Posts - Pre 2024
Despite my good intentions at the start of the year, I haven’t had nearly enough time to write and when I have sat down, I’ve struggled with writer’s block. I’ve only added 5000 words to the 50,000 I wrote during Nanowrimo and for once, the...
