Since quitting my job in December, my weekday writing routine has been to get the kids off to school, work on my writing for two hours, and then devote the remainder of my day to my freelance work until it’s time to go get the kids. It was a good … [Continue reading] about The Pros and Cons of a Writing Routine
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Keep The Channel Open
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium … [Continue reading] about Keep The Channel Open
The Very Real Costs of Submission
I was looking at my journal submission spreadsheet the other day. I got another rejection (ug) and so I was checking to see where to send my story next. I’ve blogged before about how I try to see rejection as getting closer to acceptance, but as … [Continue reading] about The Very Real Costs of Submission
I Love Ecuador
We just got back from a quick trip to Quito for a wedding. I realized while I was there that it's been almost 10 years! I went once just after Daniel and I got engaged to meet the family, and then again a few years later to live with Daniel's aunt, … [Continue reading] about I Love Ecuador
Entertaining Myself at LAS International
I’m sitting at the airport in Las Vegas and two things have caught my attention. The first is that I can entertain myself for a while by taking pictures of people’s shoes as they walk by. The second is that the people on either side of me are both … [Continue reading] about Entertaining Myself at LAS International
Celebrate Milestones
Writing a novel takes a long time. As my teacher Mark Sarvas told me once, you have to celebrate milestones along the way, because if you wait to celebrate just one final step (say, publication) you have to wait a long, long time. So I am very … [Continue reading] about Celebrate Milestones
Goodbye UCLA
This evening is my last UCLA Extension class for the foreseeable future. Over the past six months, I’ve taken two extension courses, Novel IV and Novel V, with Mark Sarvas, and they have both been great classes. I have mixed feelings about being … [Continue reading] about Goodbye UCLA