The book is out! The Right Sisters was published in June and our book launch is August 14 in Sonora. Ever since the project was finished in late April and the manuscript went to the publisher, I have felt strangely … Continue reading
Category: Free Write
When a Project is Over, What Next?
Write into 2009- 15 blog prompts and a few other ideas.
Bloggers everywhere having been posting resolutions for 2009 for over a week. This post–eleven days into the new year–and the lack of posts for about 8 weeks, decries the need for a writing resolution, or more specifically a blogging resolution. … Continue reading
Words Per Day
According to Chris Baty, the creator of NaNoWriMo, “The biggest thing separating people from their artistic ambitions is lack of a deadline.” That’s why the plan to write a novel in a month works so well. The event creates a … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Launch
Today is the first day of National Novel Writing Month: NaNoWriMo for short. This is my second year of signing up for this event which boasts 125,000 participant writers from around the world. In my little corner of the world, … Continue reading
1 Way to Realize Life
On my last day in Ashland, I walked with two other women, Kim and Haley, to buy squash soup at Pangea restaurant. All along the way, we read freestyle chalked graffiti on the sidewalks–the late night mischief of our fellow … Continue reading