Sitemap - 2017 - Woman of Letters
The charismatic and visionary far right leader who we've yet to see...
Have been reading a lot of biographies of painters!
Feel free to just summarize the parts that bore you
Until the voice is solid, the plot doesn't matter
I still don't really understand the Revolutionary War
Oftentimes, a work-in-progress will contain an empty space that you'll later need to fill
In the shadow of disaster, we find out new facets of ourselves
Writers should stop being so uptight when people tell us they've always wanted to write
The sky is orange, and I have a headache
It's odd how self-promotion can suck the joy out of things you used to do for free
Working on multiple projects at once
The strong can afford to play it safe; the weak need to gamble
One way into the heart of longing is through envy
I want to get good at something meaningful
When you find the heart of longing, things begin coming up
I guess it's not really surprising that young adult fiction might have an ageism problem
Some advice to aspiring writers on how to search for the heart of longing
The most difficult and important part of writing is finding the heart of longing
I've never been too interested in "writing from within the body..."
The three different kinds of novels (they're probably not what you think)
Writing blog posts doesn't actually take very much time
Sent out IT'S PROBABLY JUST A PHASE for what I hope is the last time
Where has Elizabeth Gaskell been all my life!
Phew! Overwhelmed by all the events. Also, by my paperback
OUR SPOONS CAME FROM WOOLWORTHS, by Barbara Comyns
Reading such a good book!!! Katherine Heiny's STANDARD DEVIATION
"I don't know the answer to that, and I'm glad it's not my job to figure it out."
Every revision has been an exercise in pulling back
Feeling quite anxious about sending out my book
Getting ready to get myself all married and such
Been reading so much Donald Westlake. He is so good.
Went reading through my own backlog today
Sometimes loneliness can be really good
The easiest, and often best, way to make friends is to befriend an "includer"
Well this blog's name is now the WAR ON LONELINESS
Making friends isn't an easy or mechanical process
Will continue the WAR ON LONELINESS series tomorrow
How to get invited to parties =]
All self-help, of any kind, should come with this sort of disclaimer
Don't listen to all the terrible clickbait friend-making advice out there
The first step to gaining friends is to stop hanging out with people you don't actually like
I'm not an expert in making friends; I'm an expert in fighting loneliness
Hurt myself skiing. Trapped at home. Feeling low. Watching BREAKING BAD.
Trying not to think about writing except when I'm actually writing
Drank coffee for the first time in three years!
Working working working working
What it's like to read romance novels while you're in love
It's amazing how a dirty plate can get in the way of writing
Mired deep in novel-writing angst
Quit smoking six years ago today!
Just ignore everything I say about projects until I'm halfway through
Working on another book idea, this time for adults
My book idea fell apart, as these things tend to do, so now I'm casting about again
But then again, sometimes you do just need keyboard time...
The goal is to write good books, not rack up a certain number of hours behind the keyboard
Work on the thing you actually want to work on
I read a book about the Russian Revolution!
So close to being done with this revision pass!!!
Have finished the 'rewrite' part of the revision pass, am now in the 'hoping it hangs together' part
Coming really close to the end of this round of revision
SECONDHAND TIME might be the worst possible thing to listen to at this moment
Got up so early in the morning today!
Secondhand Time is an amazing listening experience
If your revised manuscript still has the same events in the same order, then what was the point?
Feeling slightly less panicky than I did yesterday
Finishing by the end of the month seemed a lot more achievable on January 8th
I've given so much money to Amazon, it's awful
Nothing ever happens in my life, aside from all the things I don't talk about
This revision process has been all about pulling back on the drama
Finished reading WAR AND PEACE. Now I don't believe in free will anymore
Watched the recent film adaptation of Jane Austen's Lady Susan, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
Definitely am feeling like I should be more productive
Did you know there are lightbulbs that can connect to WIFI?
I feel like I'm reading more and more the past
Not an amazing first day of revision
Back home, editing my novel againaudiobook, Brideshead revisited, evelyn waugh