The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.
So today is the first REAL day of my vacation, somehow in my head. Though I’ve been officially off work since Tuesday, there were appointments and I had to go back in to work (unofficially) both Wednesday and Friday, and on Thursday one of my administrators accidentally locked the keys belonging to the OTHER administrator […]
Doomy Summer of Editing DOOM, Volume ? Read More ยป
So I posted my angry rant about #YesAllWomen. That has consumed me for a few days–I think it’s important and I don’t want it to just taper off into silence. I’ve been discussing, and angrily reading tweets, and I’ve got to step away. Today on my Twitter timeline appeared a link with a picture of
Escapist Literature for the Win Read More ยป
The end of the school year is a big deal for me, especially when I’m not actually working into the summer. Two whole months off! Two whole months of living off my savings! Time to do ALL THE THINGS (that don’t cost much money.) For years I’veย always had grandiose plans. There have been a couple
I got through! Head met wall and head won. I wrote the damn story. And I actually like it lots. Worked all freaking weekend on it, but it was worth it. Even if now I have to write my Spanish 202 research paper in one night. That night being tomorrow. *falls the hell over* (also
Wall Status: Destroyed Read More ยป
Long ago I was an avowed pantser. I didn’t have a plan, didn’t want a plan, having a plan killed the story for me. Just dive in and go, that was the only way I could write. Through the course of a few book-length drafts, I discovered what so many had before me: that way
How to Write a Book Read More ยป
There’s one big benefit to experience, actually. One main reason I tell beginning writers who ask (and some who don’t) to carry on to the end. Leaving out all the others (because they are there) here’s the biggie. Once you’ve done it, you know you can do it. There it is. The reason I almost
The Main Benefit of Experience Read More ยป
