Tag: travel

  • Our Taipei trip in photos (part 1)

  • Taiwan: An overview of our trip

    Friday: Woke up early (ugh) for our 3 flights to Taiwan. Cincinnati > Minneapolis > Tokyo > Taipei. My mom met up with us in Minneapolis. We all watched a lot of movies and TV shows, some of which I already posted about here and at We Heart YA. Saturday: Mostly still flying. We finally landed in Taipei around…

  • Venice, Bologna, and oh yeah, MY AGENT

    Venice was a dream come true. The canals, like veins, coursing through the living breathing city. The motorboats and gondolas and vaporettos, gliding through the water, criss-crossing each other’s wakes. The sun rising over the islands of Burano and Murano, where ladies stitch lace and artisans meld glass. The sun setting over St. Mark’s Square and the…

  • Italy in photos (part 3)

  • Florence (aka hillsides, mosquito bites, and the second agent)

    After receiving my first offer of representation (!!!) I promptly notified the other agents who had my materials. With some, I withdrew my manuscript from consideration. With others, I requested that they finish reading and make a decision within 10 days (which included 2 full weekends). That meant the rest of my vacation would be…