Kate Dyer-Seeley  

 I must gush about the show we went to last night.  I’ve had a relatively healthy obsession with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s music since seeing Once.  The Swell Season was in town at the Keller Auditorium last night, and they didn’t disappoint.  A sellout crowd and recent Oscar didn’t distract from their street music [...]

We all know the real estate manta “location, location, location”.  My question is, is true for agents as well?  So as I mentioned earlier, there are a number of agents reading my full manuscript at the moment.  Most are headquartered in New York, but a couple are not.  I personally don’t think location matters.  I’m more concerned about finding an [...]

Here’s where the compulsive planner in me comes out.  Memory Walk 2008 is Sunday, September 28th.  Save the date now!  I’ll be speaking at the event, as well as walking in my mom’s honor.  September 28th will be the two-year anniversary of her death and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate her [...]

Okay so since I’m not yet published, my thoughts on this subject are somewhat hypothetical, but come on J.K. suing your biggest fan–it just doesn’t make sense.  For anyone who isn’t a Potter-head you can can get up to speed on the lawsuit here or here.  I totally understand suing a fan who drives by your house at [...]

Here’s a link to an article about new research in Alzheimer’s disease.  This study is unique in it’s focus on the structure of the brain, versus plaques.  My mom participated in a number of research studies at OHSU, where this particular study took place.  I often wonder if her brain was one of those included. 

 I never envisioned being part of a two-dog family, and yet here I am fully immersed in puppy-hood.  I blame the boys.  I caved, succumbed to their relentless pressure, and of course our new edition’s soulful eyes didn’t help.  So here’s the story, we have a wonderful dog, Sophie, who is going on nine but still acts like puppy.  We adopted her long before we [...]

I had the privilege of attending a special screening of the documentary, Hear and Now, last night.  For any of my Portland cronies, it’s playing for the next two weeks at the Hollywood theater.  For everyone else it premiers on HBO on May 8th.  The film won the Sundance audience award, and is a brilliant and deeply moving memoir which follows a deaf couple as they get cochlear implants [...]

Last week I met with Jessica Morrell for coffee after her careful review of my manuscript.  I must start by sending an apology out to the universe to all authors who have come before me, specifically regarding their “acknowledgement” sections.  Admittedly I’m a book geek.  I’ve always read the small details included in books.  I like [...]

I watched The Jane Austen Book Club last weekend.  I read the book years ago, and loved it.  Sometimes I worry about movie adaptations of books I really love (with the exception of any BBC version of Austen), but this didn’t disappoint.  Emily Blunt was fantastic as Prudie.  I’d forgotten how many Ursula Le Guin references there are in the book, and subsequently the [...]