Month: June 2009

  • Getting it together

    To-do list: Keep being productive like I was on Wed (a FUN & EASY 1,000 words!) Write the next episode of Twenty-Somewhere for this week Write the next next episode of Twenty-Somewhere for next week Format and schedule posts from my fabulous guest bloggers for next week (!!) Pack for next week Don’t freak out…

  • Forgiveness

    Regardless of what you think of the Twilight books or movie or author, I think you should be able to appreciate the awesomeness of the soundtrack. Well, if you’re into alt-rock/indie stuff, anyway. My faves are Rob Pattinson’s two songs, as well as “Eyes On Fire” by Blue Foundation, “Bella’s Lullaby,” “Supermassive Black Hole” by…

  • Today is Andy’s 25th birthday, which means I spent all day reading My Sister’s Keeper preparing for his surprise dinner this evening and thus had no time to post for real. Instead, enjoy this 33-second clip about what real writers do:

  • Link Love Friday

    You know what’s really funny? When you think you’ve written a post, and posted it, but then you look, and you really haven’t! … Oops. Anyway, I updated my links page (and cleaned out my Google Reader) to reflect some important additions: My friend Simon started a photography blog with great tips for newbies and…

  • Last night I went to see Andre Dubus III, author of the amazing (but dark) House of Sand and Fog and most recently The Garden of Last Days, and let me tell you, he was fabulous. He addressed people by first name, asked us questions about ourselves, and was quite charming, amusing, and engaging overall.…