I’ve been in Spain this past week, on vacation with the family. We stayed at a hotel with a big fat pool. Despite the rich history of the area, the […]
Archives for 2010
All Work And No Fiction…
Makes April one cranky writer. Last week I complained that I only wrote six pages on my novel. This week I can’t even say that I did that. I’m busting […]
The Balancing Act Continues
I considered writing out my to-do list as this week’s post. Ultimately I decided against it, because really – how boring would that be? In a few weeks I move […]
Multitasking
For anyone who may not know, in March I took on a project I called the Month Without Monsanto. For the whole month of March I did my best to […]
The Writer’s Notebook
I’ve kept a journal for as long as I can remember. Traditionally I fill one a year and buy myself a new one on my birthday. It’s a fun tradition, […]
Arbitrary Deadlines
Back in school I learned about this study that some scientists did on motivation. They took two groups of Marines and made them walk twenty miles. The first group was […]
Distractions
I’m writing these words sitting in the Los Angeles Superior Court Jury Assembly room. It’s my first time, and I have to say that I’m actually kind of excited. Ot […]