Tuesday, October 25, 2011
GRANITE INN IMPROMPTU
I woke up this morning to the most gentle alarm. Breakfast will be served in fifteen minutes - which gives me just enough time to tell you about this amazing find in Rockland, Maine. I just stepped out of the jacuzzi in my bathroom at the Granite Inn. Down comforter and designer pillows grace my comfy queen bed, a window adorned in white linens and trim painted in the most beautiful sage...antique vanity and beadboard everywhere. I have my own little fireplace - which I used last night to dry my dainties (I didn't know I'd be staying overnight next door to Maine Authors Publishing, but I have one more meeting this a.m. Lucky me!)
Last night for dinner I ate rustic, seeded bread from Atlantic Baking Company. I dipped it in the complimentary olive oil/balsamic vinegar set I found next to my water goblets and carafe in my room. Unbelievable with a cup of organic tea from the breakfast room down the hall.
My night here was unexpected. This morning, a breakfast menu appeared under my door: fresh fruit juice, ginger scones with cranberry chutney, quich lorraine, crab fritters with zesty tartar sauce, granola, oatmeal, local farm eggs to order, bacon, sausage, toast, bottled water, fresh-ground local coffee, and an assortment of teas. $105 dollars for all this. Next time I have business in Rockland, Maine - and it will be soon - I hope they can't fit all my meetings into one afternoon. This is truly heaven on earth.
Last night for dinner I ate rustic, seeded bread from Atlantic Baking Company. I dipped it in the complimentary olive oil/balsamic vinegar set I found next to my water goblets and carafe in my room. Unbelievable with a cup of organic tea from the breakfast room down the hall.
My night here was unexpected. This morning, a breakfast menu appeared under my door: fresh fruit juice, ginger scones with cranberry chutney, quich lorraine, crab fritters with zesty tartar sauce, granola, oatmeal, local farm eggs to order, bacon, sausage, toast, bottled water, fresh-ground local coffee, and an assortment of teas. $105 dollars for all this. Next time I have business in Rockland, Maine - and it will be soon - I hope they can't fit all my meetings into one afternoon. This is truly heaven on earth.
Monday, October 24, 2011
For One Night Only!
IF this first blog fails to inspire. I do hope to inspire, however, so let me start by introducing myself.
My name is Meg Wilson and I have written a novel that will be published and downloadable in just six short weeks. It's called Crappy New Year, published by Maine Authors Publishing.
Readers will go on a very realistic journey to Tess Amory's world. (I leave fantasy writing in the capable hands of my friend Cameron Rosenblum.) Anyway, Tess is thirteen and has just found out she is gaining a stepfather and stepsister in just a few short months. Since her father died just a year ago, she's hardly ready for this transition and can't understand how her mother can be so enthusiastic about it.
Her friend Ian, who has been living next door since Tess was in preschool, suddenly wants to be more than friends. To top it off, best friend Janie lied to Tess and has gone to a New Years Eve party at Kelly Stanford's house. Yes, crappy is an understatement, but things get even crappier before they get...well, you'll have to read it to find out. Details about publication and launch parties to follow!
I have been told that, since I'm already Tweeting and Friending, this Blogging is a piece of cake and necessary for new authors like me. I hope you will stay tuned while I find inspiring topics to share with you, mostly about stepfamilies and how to....you know....adjust!
My name is Meg Wilson and I have written a novel that will be published and downloadable in just six short weeks. It's called Crappy New Year, published by Maine Authors Publishing.
Readers will go on a very realistic journey to Tess Amory's world. (I leave fantasy writing in the capable hands of my friend Cameron Rosenblum.) Anyway, Tess is thirteen and has just found out she is gaining a stepfather and stepsister in just a few short months. Since her father died just a year ago, she's hardly ready for this transition and can't understand how her mother can be so enthusiastic about it.
Her friend Ian, who has been living next door since Tess was in preschool, suddenly wants to be more than friends. To top it off, best friend Janie lied to Tess and has gone to a New Years Eve party at Kelly Stanford's house. Yes, crappy is an understatement, but things get even crappier before they get...well, you'll have to read it to find out. Details about publication and launch parties to follow!
I have been told that, since I'm already Tweeting and Friending, this Blogging is a piece of cake and necessary for new authors like me. I hope you will stay tuned while I find inspiring topics to share with you, mostly about stepfamilies and how to....you know....adjust!
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