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1,000 words a day The writing resource that changed my life is the book and newsletter 1,000 words by Jami Attenberg. THE NOVEL has always been my writing goal, but I struggled for decades with focus, plotting, action, and, well, finishing a draft. I picked at one idea for more than a decade and ultimately… Continue reading When I am not writing 1,000 words per day …
DOESN'T THIS CLOUD LOOK LIKE A BRONTOSAURUS?! In two days, December starts. Time has never moved this fast, for me; work is demanding and the baby changes every day. I could've used a full week off for Thanksgiving. Maybe two. I have been soaking up fall colors, and flavors! Final month of CSA share included… Continue reading Grateful for a Scenic Byway
Only one week of summer left! I am craving autumn coziness and have been welcoming fall for a few weeks already. Back in the Flow StateI paid a trusted literary press for feedback so I could begin a first-chapter novel rewrite. Which loosens a number of strings across the whole project and leads to a… Continue reading No-Slump September
It's the something-est time of the year! Caring for PeopleChristmas 2023 took over my whole month of December, and that's OK, because the two themes this year have been: Time with my loved ones, and service to others (through community orgs I love.) I think this is the best case scenario, for grown-ups. I feel… Continue reading Celebrating people, and community
We had the big family reception at our house, and it was beautiful and crazy and overwhelming and perfect. I don't know if I'm going to post pictures of so many people's faces here because again, I don't know if I can trust Google like that. But for now, here's what June was like, slightly… Continue reading Every hydrangea season, I become a mystic.