Over the past month, some of my favorite book bloggers have posted summer reading lists. (Modern Mrs. Darcy’s is one of the best; it’s focused and well-researched.) I love perusing these lists and adding books to my to-read shelves on Goodreads. But I’m never, ever going to make my own summer reading list. Not for […]
Make A Pioneer List
I recently wrote a blog post for DIY MFA on parental figures in classic children’s literature (stay tuned for my new column for DIY MFA on writing health and wellness, starting in July!). One of the characters who taught me a lot about work ethic is Ma Ingalls from the Little House books. In Little House […]
Does Passion Need A Goal?
Yesterday morning, there was a race across the Walkway over the Hudson, a beautiful pedestrian bridge not ten minutes from my house. I’d seriously considered signing up for the race earlier in the spring, but decided (rightly) that I wouldn’t have enough time to train. This morning, I went for a run. I usually go to […]
Classic Lit: The Princess Bride
I’ve become obsessed- or rather, re-obsessed- with The Princess Bride. This includes the book and the movie, both written by William Goldman. If you’ve never read it, YOU MUST. If you’ve never seen it, YOU MUST. The two are very different, yet equally wonderful. The Book: A “classic” fairytale told from inside a cynical kid’s bedroom, it […]
When The Writing Gets Hard
Last week on Pinterest… (doesn’t that sound like the intro for a really boring sitcom?) I read and pinned a blog post claiming to help me write 10,000 words in a single day. The author of the post made some good points, and although 10,000 is an impossible goal for someone who doesn’t write full-time (as the author […]
Work Begets Work
Have you ever sat down at the end of a busy day of work and thought, “I can’t believe I accomplished so much in such a short time?” Have you ever found yourself in the middle of the afternoon on a weekend, wondering how you could have spent almost an entire day without doing anything productive? That’s […]