The latest: My biggest writing project yet is currently underway ... a 170,000-page novel in its fourth draft!

Whew! That's 502 pages of manuscript. Here's what the first draft looked like. (I haven't printed the whole thing since. You're welcome, trees!)

In addition to this, on the writing front, I'm maintaining and updating TravelswithBaby.com and FamilyTravel411.com, with some freelancing squeezed in as I'm able. Photography took on a more dominant piece of my "work pie" this year, which has been fantastic to balance out the (rather opposite!) novel writing project. Some published writing highlights from the past year include:  

LA Times - Even with three kids in tow, there's no place like Rome (destination story and photos)

 

FamilyTravel411.com - Review of The Greenhorn Ranch | California Family Dude Ranch Vacations

  LA Times - Making family holiday travel easier takes a little foresight, some imagination and a malleable mindset