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Can You Juggle?

21.07.2011

Because I don’t believe you should wait around for word back on a manuscript submission, and because I usually can’t wait to get to a new project, I’m working on an article that has a deadline date. November feels like a long way away. It isn’t when you don’t have a complete first draft down. [...]

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Journaling

13.03.2011

Writing is my preferred form of communication. Don’t try and get me on the phone. Not interested. And heaven forbid trying to get me in front of a podium. Hate it. Yet, when it comes to keeping a journal I’m just as timid. Okay, timid isn’t the right word. Reluctant is. And I’m not sure [...]

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Location, Location, Location

15.02.2011

I’ve been re-reading Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones. I’m not sure why I waited so long to revisit this book, but I’m glad I pulled it off the shelves again. One chapter that I zeroed in on was “Writing in Restaurants.” I love her advice: you must establish a relationship with your cafe. I [...]

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Wasted Time?

13.09.2010

I spent the better part of last night knitting a new sock. Only I frogged it (that’s ripped it out in knit speak). Why? I didn’t like how it was working or how it looked. Then (after deep sighing and teeth gritting) I cast on again and began another idea. This one was going to [...]

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