Yesterday I cleaned off my bedside table of all the books that have stacked up there over the last six months. I usually finish books in bed, late at night, and more often than not, I’m not ready for sleep. I want the next book. So I took some time … [Continue reading] about Overflowing Shelves
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In Defense of Unnecessary Words
Have you ever read a book that was so well written that you were sick of it by the time you were half way through it? As I mentioned in my post last week, I’ve been thinking a lot about style lately. Strunk and White, Zinsser, even Elmore Leonard … [Continue reading] about In Defense of Unnecessary Words
On Style
I feel like Lewis and Clark would have felt if they had not kept a journal, but rather tried to remember everything to write it down once they got home. But of all the adventures that have kept me busy (and away from my blog - sorry) over the last … [Continue reading] about On Style
Vacation Reading
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 ancient castles and even a day trip to Gibraltar, the pool was my daughter’s favorite part. Of … [Continue reading] about Vacation Reading
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 my ass to get this sample chapter of my non-fiction project done as soon as possible, and it just … [Continue reading] about All Work And No Fiction…
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 in to the Skidmore dorms for their Summer Writing Retreat, and I am so excited. Sure, … [Continue reading] about The Balancing Act Continues
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 avoid all Monsanto products. It was ridiculously hard. I blogged about it on my other blog … [Continue reading] about Multitasking