Month: September 2012

  • On timelines and “I don’t know”

    Sometimes I crack myself up. Like in this post, from July of 2011, when I predicted that I would be ready to query agents in September. Of 2011. HAHAHAHAHA! HAHA! HA! Ha… Well, that was before my “no timelines” rule, obviously. Before I realized that I am not very good at estimating how long it…

  • The other side of Sept 11

    I don’t typically blog on/about Sept 11. Last year was an exception, and my thoughts weren’t only about the anniversary, but they happened to coincide nicely. Speaking of coincidences… The other day, my mom suggested that I watch this documentary called The Cats of Mirikitani. Today, of all days, I finally watched it. It’s about an…

  • Ann Arbor

         

  • Privilege, guilt, and the right to pursue our dreams

    Sometimes I wonder… What right do I have to pursue my dreams? Especially when so many other people can’t. But the truth is… Everyone has the right to pursue their dreams. Whether or not they choose to is a different matter. And it has nothing to do with me or my right. Yes, some people…

  • Once a child

    Congratulations to giveaway winners Pieter, for THE HYPNOTIST, and Shari, for ON MAGGIE’S WATCH. I will put your books in the mail by the end of the week! … Over Labor Day weekend, Andy and I went to visit some of my family in Ann Arbor. We ate (a lot), we played golf, we walked…