I had pithy thoughts to share on this Christmas Eve, but alas, in the last-minute rush of present wrapping and grocery shopping, there simply isn't time for a long blog post. The wine I had at a party last night isn't helping my cognitive abilities this morning either. So, let's forget deep thoughts and just […]
And here we are at part five of my series on journal writing, which is somewhat of a continuation of Part Four, amazingly enough. In that post I wrote about Morning Pages, also fondly known as MPS. (Brief aside: it is three days before Christmas, are you getting any writing done, in your journal or […]
I have ideas for blog posts. I have brilliant thoughts to share with you. I have illuminating commentary on the world at large. I even have a brand new journal that is going to be devoted to ideas and information for this blog. However, the journal has remained unopened, the ideas unprocessed, the thoughts simmering […]
Has this ever happened to you? You're working along on a manuscript of some sort, circumstances force you to take a break, and then when you have time to work on it again, you can't get back to it. No matter how hard you try. Even though there is plenty of time and you know […]
Last week, Ray, my mailman, found me washing dishes in the kitchen. He'd been knocking on the front door (haven't had a functioning doorbell in this house, ever) but I thought it was just the noisy construction guys around the corner, so I ignored the sound until he came around to the side door to […]
Last week at the Fall Writer's Loft orientation, we held a panel on The Writing Life. I moderated, and mentors Bill Brown, David Pierce, and Linda Busby Parker participated. It was a freewheeling and wide-ranging discussion, as I'd hoped. Since I was moderating, I scribbled notes, just in case the conversation lagged and I needed […]
Its here! Only slightly delayed due to the death of my pug, but today I am announcing the contest I've been telling you about. Thanks to the nice people at All Modern, you have the chance to win this cool office accessory: It is the Fidato Memo Station with Mobile Phone and Pen Holder. Cool, […]
It is quiet in the house. No snorts or snoring from the family room, where Igor used to lie in his favorite chair. The first thing I did every morning was tiptoe in to see if he was awake, the last thing I did at night was kiss him goodnight. In his last days, he […]
It is August, the crickets sing at night, and my pug is dying. I want to honor him while he is still here, which will not be for long. My pug Igor, has been a constant companion the last ten years, even after turning blind, and lately, developing a limp in his rear leg. He […]
