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I am on a short writing hiatus after writing two novels in four years. What do I even DO right now? Set Up a Toddler Bedroom My spouse is familiar with the joke that a writer's home is never so tidy—dishes clean, laundry folded, cabinets sparkling—as when a writer has a deadline that they are… Continue reading Ordinary Time
I have a post brewing about what I am calling Ordinary Time, or, this era I am in after spending the last four years writing two novels. They are in very different states: one is at Draft 10 and under consideration at indie presses. One is a sloppy first draft. I am going a little… Continue reading One Ambitious Day
7 a.m. July 25, 2026 Unintended, but: When I last posted, it was the beginning of the last month of my thirties. I've been "joking" (not haha-funny) that since my food restrictions started, I already feel forty. But, also, in the last year I've gotten used to eating low-fat, and experimented and expanded what I… Continue reading Last Month of a Decade
Part 2 of What I Am Doing While I Am Not Writing 1,000 Words Per Day: Engaging deeply with things written and created by others. In the last two weeks, I binged two podcasts pretty hard. The first is a storytelling podcast, Personally by the Canadian Broadcast Co (Canada's NPR!). Season 4 is Discount Dave… Continue reading Engaging in What Others Make
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 …