Month: January 2012

  • Flashback to autumn

    Back in October, I took a weekend getaway to Indianapolis. Fort Harrison State Park, to be more specific. I’ll explain everything soon. For now, enjoy the view.

  • It is done. Sort of. At 5 AM on Wed morning, I finished the first draft of my manuscript. (The week before, Andy kept telling me to “Finnish” my book. So that’s the note I left for him at 5:01 AM.) But while finishing the first draft IS a big accomplishment, it’s also just the…

  • My days, as of late

    – writing until 3 a.m. – finally watching How I Met Your Mother – cat-sitting for my neighbor – reorganizing our books by color – not blogging But here’s the thing: I’m close. Close to the end of the first draft. I won’t say how close, and I won’t predict when I’ll actually be finished,…

  • Beautiful advice

    Sometimes we know what we need to do, but we forget. I think that’s why writing blogs are helpful to writers — after a while, it’s not that we’re learning anything new, but we’re getting constant reminders (that are hopefully entertaining and/or eloquent). Today’s inspirational reminders come via my friend Angie. These are the ones that…

  • Weekend updates

    Yesterday I was at Writer Unboxed, sharing some thoughts on juggling. (Sort of.) I’d love if you hopped over and gave it a read. In the end, I couldn’t make this line fit into the post, but I wanted to share it here: Writing is unlike many professions in many ways. But it is exactly…