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You know I’m a fan of double-exclamation points, but this has been a triple-exclamation point week.

If you’ve visited my Facebook page lately, then you know that my novel BEACH GLASS (I’m not shouting; the solid caps thing is what book publishing types do with titles) is officially coming out on Belle Books in February, 2014. That’s a looooooong way away, but I’ll be working hard on it this fall. For details on the novel, visit the Facebook page, and please click “Like” while you’re there!

Surf's up!

This is just part of the happy news for me, though. For a long time, I’ve been leading a double life–most people know I’m a writer and author, but for a long time I’ve also had a secret identity as a yoga instructor. I’m certified (my Dad likes to say, “Certifiable”), and I teach on a volunteer basis at yoga studio that was the first to offer yoga for HIV positive people, war veterans, the unemployed, and Spanish speakers. I’m proud to be part of that very spiritual, community service-oriented organization.

My issue was that I never really knew how to blend my two lives–really, my two loves–together. When I worked at O, the Oprah Magazine, I heard Oprah and other experts talk a lot about the importance of living an authentic life. A life that’s true, real, honest. And in yoga, there is a great deal of importance put on truthfulness. To me, splitting my two life loves didn’t feel terribly authentic to me.

Finally, I’ve found a way to blend writing and yoga! BEACH GLASS (I swear I’m not using “shouty capitals,” as EL James wrote in Fifty Shades of Grey) has a little yoga theme running through it, as well as a surfing theme. I’m also working on a big project that marries yoga, writing, and technology, though I can’t talk about that yet. Soon.

My point is, you’ll be seeing more about yoga on this blog in the future, and now you’ll know why. You’ll also be seeing some great travel porn as I feature cool yoga retreats, beautiful beaches, and whatever I can share with you about what I know about writing.

I hope you’ll visit again soon, because that, to me, is the happiest news of all.

xx,

S