writer at play
Posted in inspiration, personal, writing process on May 30th, 2009
After a lovely weekend with my family, hanging out and doing not-much, I spent Monday night being woken up at 2, 4, 5, 6, and why, yes, 7 am. That set the tone for the rest of the week, with me struggling to keep functioning (and not have a road accident) while running a sleep [...]
Posted in personal on May 23rd, 2009
So, the booksale didn’t damage my wallet too badly, despite the fact we hit the hotdog stand for lunch right after instead of eating at home. And I am womanfully resisting the 40% off Borders coupon (good only TODAY!) D. mentioned last night when I commented that we ought to replace our much-mangled copy of [...]
Posted in creativity, drawing, inspiration, kids at play, linktopia on May 19th, 2009
The Art Projects Edition:
daisy yellow has a three-part series on organizing summer art projects for you and your kids. I believe my kids have every intention of running wild in our yard and at the park this summer, but I prefer more sedate activities. My planned projects are: making jam, sewing a skirt or two [...]
Posted in reading on May 18th, 2009
Borders has been getting a lot of our business recently. Thanks to 40% off coupons, birthday money, and spend-$50-get-$10-giftcard offers (curse you, evil bookstore!), we’ve acquired a nice big pile of books in the last two weeks:
The most interesting ones are the sf&f books: The Black Ship by Diana Pharoah Francis, Storm Front by Jim [...]
I’m in between stories. One revised and ready, the other waiting. I’m taking this weekend off work in order to coddle a cold, hang out with friends, play Trivial Pursuit with D., crit stories for my writing buddy, bake bread, and other miscellaneous things. Maybe even *shudder* clean house.
*disappears again*
Posted in short stories, writing process on May 13th, 2009
*pant pant* I’m crossing the Desert of Revisions Without End. I may get a reprieve by Friday (the target market closes, so I’m going to have to stop tinkering). Will be back then.
Posted in personal on May 10th, 2009
Happy Mother’s Day: writers on how motherhood has changed them.
I’ve come to a place of peace with this season in my life; a time to raise kids, to enjoy them, to play with them, to be with them. I’m no longer frustrated with my low creative output. I make time for my writing, ten minutes [...]
The reviews of the new Star Trek movie are starting to hit my Google Reader, and they’re quite negative (plot spoilers!).
Glad I didn’t waste my birthday/Mother’s Day weekend sitting through 2 hours of that. I took a nap instead.
Reading those reviews, though, have made me crave some space opera. I haven’t read anything approaching military [...]
Posted in gardening, kids at play on May 7th, 2009
Tulips:
Peas:
Lettuce:
and baby feet:
What’s going on in your gardens this spring (or autumn, for my Aussie friend!)?
All the Windwracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear
American Creation by Joseph Ellis
Snow by Maxence Fermine
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
I’m a little reluctant to admit that I had never read a book by Elizabth Bear or Neil Gaiman until last month. I expected them both to be fine writers, and I was not disappointed. Their use [...]