Getting Unstuck
Need a push? Try a writing prompt. There are some posts about prompts on this site, and more on my Tumblr page. The point of prompts is to get you out of your brain and on paper. Don’t worry too much...
View ArticleWeek 2
I’ve checked off a lot of work stuff. I’ve had meals that didn’t include pizza or Halloween candy. I’ve fought off the drama queen (her name is Yolanda): “Oh my God, I’m drinking Irish breakfast tea...
View ArticleOne Step after Another
I read something once where Eudora Welty talked about process. She said that what was hard could be the little things, something along the lines of “I have the most trouble getting people in and out of...
View ArticleNaNo, Nonette; or, I Didn’t Think That Would Happen
A couple of the things swirling around lately: My standard (Freudian) typo for what’s happening this month is NoNoWriMo. The song “Tea for Two,” from the musical No, No, Nanette, came up....
View ArticleA Note to Our Sponsors
We need a quick inspirational word with Yolanda, to remind her which subgenre we’re working in: Maybe a scene in a graveyard . . . Share on Tumblr
View ArticleA Little Less Conversation
No time to chat, but do boogie along: A little more action: Share on Tumblr
View ArticleAre We There Yet?
I’m at the stage of the game where I have to work to think positively, which I have to do to keep working. I could be cleaning the house for our pre-Thanksgiving pie smorgasbord! I could be reading...
View ArticleStaggering Over the Finish Line
Next I'm going to read a library bookI know how I want to celebrate the completion of this draft: a ceremonial burning of (not the only copy of) the manuscript. During the last week of writing, I felt...
View ArticleHarvest
Lately when we pick up our CSA veggies, my thoughts turn to soups and preserves and things we can freeze. We’ll still be able to get local vegetables into November, but there’s a chill in the air and...
View ArticleComing Up . . .
The next reason for not blogging: NaNoWriMo. Sitting on the sidelines last year was a drag, so even though I’ve got things in line to revise, I’m going for the fast draft. Efficiency: I haven’t written...
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