There is this phrase floating around--me-time. Hasn't it floated your way? Haven't you said, "I need some me-time?" or some variation on that at some point or another since you reached adulthood? Well, I tell you who doesn't say it--children and men. Okay, maybe men do say it. To be honest, my experience with men …
The School Yard Is Full of Imaginary Friends
My ever-wonderful friend Kathryn memed me the other day (one of these day's I'm going to master blog lingo) with Five Things in My Fridge. I was wondering what pictures I could take without looking like the dietary-challenged or a bad mother, when it hit me--my characters need a few memes tossed their way. Well, …
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Book Burning Alternative
Okay, I would never in a million lifetimes plus one burn a book without a death threat being involved, but sometimes those shelves get a little crowded. I bet your books would rather be part of a castle, too, than part of a dust collection. Dust bunnies aren't nearly as fun as four-year-olds, and they …
The Amazing List
I've got this amazing list of things I can do to avoid writing the last chapter of this novel. The first thing on the list is write this post. The next thing is pick up a tag and run with it. The third thing is make... Oh, hell. There's nothing amazing about procrastination or avoidance.
not self-obsessed every minute of the day
The writing life often becomes the self-involved life. Writers spend lots of time alone in their own heads and awash in insecurity. Writers keep everything they scribble on, every conversation they overhear, every interesting bit they observe--they keep everything that serves the writing and disregard the rest. I for one have ignored my family, my …
an awful, sucky, icky, pissy day
There are thousands more important things to write about, but I just want to observe that when a person has had an awful day at work--a truly awful, sucky, worst-day-in-years sort of day--it is nearly impossible to write anything. Most of the time I can shake off annoyances and throw myself into my story. Not …
“someone who didn’t know how to ask wouldn’t know how to listen”
Finally, a way to acknowledge Martin Luther King that rings true for me. Sure, I could be a grand person and go to march planned for the day, but it is cold and wet AND I had this whole day free to work on my novel. That's me--selfish to no end. So, I could be …
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Like to Get to Know You Well
MPJ sent this tag my way, and so here it goes. The Rules: Post links to five of your previous posts. There should be one post for each of the following words--family, friends, yourself, your love, and anything you like. Tag five folks to do the same, and at least two of those folks you …
Under the Influence
I have a no-kid-pics rule, but this says too much for me to keep my mouth shut. No, he isn't playing a computer game. It's worse. He's imitating me. And every few key strokes, he says, "Look, Mom. Look how many lines! How many lines do you have?"
Writing Lessons I Might Remember
Randlin tagged me here in the water to write seven random things. I wrote seven things before, but I'm willing to give it a try again--only a little different. Seven Random Things I've Learned about My Writing 1. If two days of writing time are missed, it takes a week to recover. 2. If my …
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