July 21, I hate parents. Or at least mine. No one tels me anything. I'm in a foul mood today. It all started with my sister not going to Learningwell with my dad. She is a super brat. I mean it. The rain hasn't made my mood any better. We had to drive super brat … Continue reading Mortification Monday (three days late)
Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 10 “Nothing But Time”
Cat Power's album Sun might be the best album to write to at the moment. It's as introspective as ever and the song "Manhattan" is haunting. I've had the album on repeat for days which is how I fell in love with the song "Nothing But Time." It doesn't hurt that Iggy Pop provides some backing … Continue reading Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 10 “Nothing But Time”
Bad Poetry Friday
Untitled (c. 1993) When you hugged me you held me a little too close You smiled at me and I looked into your eyes I wanted to hold you and kiss you tenderly I tried to get you to notice me The me inside I wanted you to look into my heart and see that … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award begins next week
This is a PSA for all of the aspiring YA and adult writers out their on the interwebs. Mark your calendars, the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) begins next Monday, January 14th. If you've got a 50k-150k word novel on your hard drive (perhaps from NaNoWriMo?) this might be your ticket. You'd be a fool not … Continue reading Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award begins next week
Mortification Monday
July 18th, 1993 Dear Diary, This morning when I awoke I realized that never again would my dog, Baron, wake me up with his wet nose or would lay on the floor next to my bed during storms. It's good to remember the past. But nothing will change the fact that I miss him. We're … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 9 “The Book of Love”
Today's Inspiration Playlist track comes from a favorite band of mine, The Magnetic Fields. Much like The Decemberists, the lyrics to their songs are often quite literary and manage to tell a story in very few words. Twitter pal Ksenia Anske recently said that "Every book is about love. The rest of the stuff is just … Continue reading Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 9 “The Book of Love”
Bad Poetry Friday
Warning: My 6th grade poetry is quite possibly the worst. Safe (c. 1993) She's lost in a world of her own Lost in a world unknown She's spinning in her mind Her way she can't seem to find Where she is, no one knows She's now grown cold No expression on her face In the … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
My 2013 Writing Resolutions
Happy New Year and welcome to 2013! I love the beginnings of things, especially January. I love to make lists of things I want to accomplish (and change) and then not follow through because I got too damn lazy. But that's not gonna happen this year. This year I'm sharing my goals/ resolutions with the world to … Continue reading My 2013 Writing Resolutions
Mortification Monday
Warning! This is a sad one. July 17, 1993 Dear Diary, It started off as any day except no writer's camp. I stayed home. Mu mom had been up with my dog all night. He was having problems. My mom called the vet and made an appointment. I let my dog Baron outside for a … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 8 “Beast and Dragon, Adored”
Today's inspirational track comes from the band Spoon, off their appropriately titled album Gimme Fiction.When I listen to "Beast and Dragon, Adored," I am reminded about what it's like to return to my WIP after I've been away for awhile. I opted to take the last half of December off writing to let my story marinate … Continue reading Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 8 “Beast and Dragon, Adored”
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