MarcyKate Connolly

Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

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Singing Pugs + Presents = My Birthday!

It’s that time of year again — flow­ers are bloom­ing, every­thing is green, and I get another year older. I’m rather fond of being alive, so I think this is a very happy thing to celebrate!

2012 — Year of the Yo-Yo

2012 was THE year. The one where ALL THE EXCITING STUFF hap­pened! In the end, every­thing turned out pretty dang fan­tas­tic, but it was a bit of a bumpy ride. I started 2012 off feel­ing very grate­ful for all the good I had in my life–family, friends, crit part­ners, etc–and resolv­ing to give back more to oth­ers in what­ever ways I can. 2011 had been a par­tic­u­larly tough year, but I was hope­ful and excited about the pos­si­bil­i­ties the new year could bring. A few short months later, I hit a low point.

We’re Missing Something…

…and it’s called empa­thy. It’s the abil­ity to put your­self in other people’s shoes, but more so than just sym­pa­thy. That has over­tones of pity–empathy is all about under­stand­ing. So why am I giv­ing a vocab­u­lary les­son? Because lately I’m see­ing a dis­turb­ing lack of empa­thy among fel­low writers.

When Real Life Attacks

If you fol­low my blog (and if you’re read­ing this, you prob­a­bly do :P ), you may have noticed a dis­tinct lack of posts since May. I had a ter­ri­ble case of real­i­fi­tis. I blogged recently about the need for real life and writ­ing life bal­ance over at the From the Write Angle blog and it was largely inspired by my own struggle.

The Obligatory Birthday Post: The Best Presents Ever. And Muppets.

Today is my birth­day and this year Mr. MK out­did himself.

He bought me a house.

Best. Present. EVER.

  • About Me

    I’m a writer and arts admin­is­tra­tor liv­ing in New Eng­land with my hus­band and pugs. I’m also a cof­fee addict, vora­cious reader, and recur­ring com­muter. I occa­sion­ally blog at From the Write Angle and vol­un­teer as a mod­er­a­tor at AgentQueryConnect.com. Rep­re­sented by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Lit­er­ary & Media. My debut novel MONSTROUS will be out from Harper­Collins Children’s Books in 2014!

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    (photo credit: Cheryl Colombo © 2012)
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