August was sparse. Only one post from me, at the beginning of the month. Such was my life at the end of this summer. But now the kids are back in school, and I’ve revised three more chapters of my YA book. My plan back at the beginning of the summer YA novel challenge was…
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YA novel update too
One of my clowns was home sick from clown camp today. This wasn’t good for my writing, but was very good for the poor little clown, who was all tired out. Theodora Goss, who started the YA Novel challenge, has an update on her blog, and it reminded me that I hadn’t updated in a…
Throwing a writing party
Today I had a writing party. Several writer friends and their kids came over – the kids to play, the adults to get some work done. We worked for about three hours with only a few breaks to manage the semi-feral pack of five boys, who spent most of the time watching Harry Potter 3,…
The myth of balance
As the summer ramps up and I feel overwhelmed by all the usual stuff of life, I’ve been thinking about the idea of balance. I think it’s a myth invented by lifestyle magazines. They have articles like “How to balance work and raise your kids and stay healthy and find the perfect partner after that…
Being stupid versus playing it safe
“Everything is so superb and breathtaking. I am creeping forward on my belly like they do in war movies.” Diane Arbus I’ve been wondering lately about this concept of playing it safe. I have endometriosis, a chronic heritable disease that on good days is merely annoying and on bad days (or weeks) debilitating. What…
How I found Freedom for ten bucks
From what I can tell, it’s safe, effective, not tested on animals, and has been endorsed by the likes of Seth Godin, Dave Eggers, Nora Ephron and other writer and creative celebrity types who don’t like to waste time but just can’t help themselves.
