Hey there, Tartlets. So, yeah... I've been away a little longer than I anticipated. I was halfway through my traditional January blogging break when I realized.... I needed a longer break.
I won't bore you with the details of the last, oh, five months. All you really need to know is that I was away for three main reasons:
1) I was writing a novel, and it demanded my full attention
2) I'm recovering from spinal fusion surgery
3) I was...
Hello, Tartlets! Welcome to the birthday celebration for A Well-Read Tart. Four years ago today, I launched my food and book lover's blog. Four years ago today, I wondered what the eff I was doing and a bajillion questions ran through my head: Will people read my blog? Will people like my book-inspired recipes? Will internet trolls yell at me in the comments section? Will I still be doing this in six months' time...or a year...or two...
That’s right, Tartlets. Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of a food blog photo shoot in honor of my new collaboration with Replica Surfaces. And, yes, a lot of behind-the-scenes blogging activity involves my cat being very close at hand. If you follow my Instagram, you know that I’m the newest ambassador for Replica Surfaces, a brand that creates extremely realistic-looking prop surfaces for photography. A little backstory: we all...
Yup, I'm what I could call a "hobby blogger." Meaning: I don't earn a living off my blog.** Everything you see here? I do it all for the love of reading, writing, cooking, baking, and talking with you all on a regular basis. And, I'm totally okay with that. But...it took me awhile to get there. When I launched the Tart in July 2018, it was mainly to showcase my writing for literary agents. I'm trying to get my novel published, and I wanted to...
Are you a blogger? Then you should absolutely, positively, 100% read How to Blog for Profit (Without Selling Your Soul). My husband is wonderfully supportive of my blogging lifestyle, and he bought me this book for Christmas to encourage my dreams of becoming a full-time writer and blogger. After launching the Tart, I quickly learned that there is SO much to learn about the blogging world. Luckily, there are a lot of articles online to help you...
So, I think I'm in the middle of a mid-life crisis. AND IT'S BEEN AWESOME. Mostly. Mostly awesome. There are definitely some down sides to this whole thing I'm going through. Aging, obviously. I'm not thrilled with the fact that the elasticity of my skin no longer defies gravity like it used to. There are some less superficial reasons why riding through my mid-life crisis has been difficult, though. We'll get to those in a little bit. First, I...
