Month: May 2010

  • Loosely connected

    This past weekend I drove to Pittsburgh to see my former residents graduate. It’s been 3 years since I was a Resident Assistant, and I still miss it constantly. There’s nothing like helping teens discover/create the right college experience for them. Especially when the teens are as awesome as mine were. Me and some of…

  • 2 is better than 1, but what about 3?

    In an earlier post, I talked about how you don’t have to settle for less with your writing (or your anything, really). You can always put in the work to make it better, if you want. Related to that: YOU can put in the work to make it better. And you’ll have to, because no…

  • C'est la vie

    Things that do not contribute to my productivity: Accidentally falling asleep on the couch at 8:30 p.m. INCREDIBLY. LOUD. DRILLING! (We’re having an intercom installed at work.) Cookie dough in the fridge. A friend visiting from out of town. Plans/trips for the next 5 weekends straight. Yeah, I have no idea how/when I’m going to…

  • Scenes from a weekend

    Thinking ahead, I tell my girlfriends The Rule: I don’t dance with strangers. If you see one approach, rescue me. Thanks. Fortunately — and unfortunately — for most of the night, The Rule doesn’t come into play. My ego takes a bit of a hit. But then, it’s too dark and crowded for me to…

  • It doesn't have to be what it is

    LOVED today’s post from Moon Rat, the editorial assistant extraordinaire: The point I want to make today is about vigilance of craft. Creativity is exhausting. When you’re working on a novel, there comes a point during writing, or rewriting, or editing, or re-editing, or hearing back the nitpicky bits from your crit group or agent or…