It’s finally March! That means spring is around the corner. Hooray! It also means we’ve been through two months of 2013 so far. How is everyone doing on their New Year’s resolutions? Were you able to make ones that fit your wants, needs and lifestyle? Were you successful at keeping them? Here are my original […]
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The Non-Writing Writer
Back in December, in my post Finished, I said that the hardest part of writing my novel, completing the first draft, was over. Well, I was wrong. Turns out the hardest part is re-reading that first draft, considering what needs to be edited and fixed, and realizing that one possible solution involves removing one or two of […]
Finished!
I did it. I finished my historical novel! 87,026 words. 214 pages (1.5 spaced). Thousands of hours of writing and research. I began it during the school year a couple of years ago, working from 5:15-6:15 AM most days of the week. Then I put it aside for awhile to work on other projects, but […]
Mothers, Make Time For Yourself
I accomplished a lot of great things this November. The most important, of course, was taking care of our baby. We finally taught him to take a bottle and figured out the food that caused his acid reflux (smoked salmon, weirdly). I stopped getting sprayed when I changed his diaper, which improved the laundry situation. […]
Sing You Home
Last week, my late-night reading was very enjoyable. I could hardly put this book down to go to sleep: Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. I’ve always loved Jodi Picoult. She tackles sensitive, controversial subjects- abortion, euthanasia and child molestation, to name a few- and sets them in a narrative with very real characters representing […]
How To Be An American Housewife
I have had the opportunity to read a few good books lately, mostly in the middle of the night. Surprisingly, the late-night timing has actually improved the quality of the reading, since it has to be a pretty good read to keep my attention when I’m that tired. The first one I read when I […]