Book Review: The Qualities of Wood
In Mary Vensel White’s debut novel, a young married couple moves to the country to help get a house ready for sale after a death in the family. Vivian joins her...
Author: Katie O'Rourke
Monsoon Season on Amazon
I can’t even articulate how excited I am to see my book on Amazon.com. It’s even more mind-boggling than seeing my name on the press release for my publisher a ...
Back to the book
This morning I had a very nice email from my copyeditor. Now, maybe they’re supposed to say nice things, but she didn’t have to say these particular nice things...
Coming to the end
Okay, not really the end. I’ll be doing smaller projects here and there for the rest of my life. But things are finally slowing down. vanity closet built-ins, w...
Red, white and “grayish”
For months I have been carrying around gray paint chips with names like “misty morning”, “maralynn’s dress” and “gray bunny”. Every trip to Home Depot, I pick u...
Progress!
Don’t tell my wood floors, but I might have a new favorite… tile finished! grout finished! shower finished!
The adventure continues…
I’ve got more than two weeks of home ownership under my belt and I’m swamped with home renovation projects. My stuff finally came and I was right- it is better ...
The cover!
I just handed in final edits and my publisher sent this over:
My stuff is better than other people’s stuff
When I moved out of New Hampshire, I packed one suitcase thinking I’d be at my parents’ house for a couple weeks. The rest of my things went on a truck that was...
The Adventure Begins: week one of home ownership
I moved into my new house on Thursday and I’m living in a construction zone. We’ve ripped out bedroom carpet and bathroom tile. By “we” I mean my amazing contra...