“Candy Girl” by Diablo Cody
I’ve seen this book but never had any great desire to read about a stripper. But then when I realized it was by the same woman who wrote “Juno” and won an Academy Award for it- I just had to pick it up. My buried treasure of a secret dream is [...]
Archive for March, 2008
March Books
Posted in reading on March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why I Love Writing in Coffee Shops
Posted in writing on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
1. No dishes to wash
2. No laundry begging to be washed, dried, folded, put away
3. No TV to tempt me
4. Yummy soy green tea latte
5. People around me
6. People who talk to me about my writng like the gentleman today:
“So did you finish writing in your diary?”
Diary? Huh? Why assume it’s a diary?
I shake my [...]
Warning… whining rant ahead
Posted in inspiration, motivation, writing on March 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I know that rejection is part of this business. A huge part. I know all the numbers of rejections by writers who are now hugely popular. I know the ridiculous amount of submissions journals get each month compared to the handful they actually have room to accept and publish. I know that it can be [...]
Whew… it’s not just me…
Posted in creative process, writing on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Take a look at this next time you face your writing gremlin, demon… whatever you choose to call that armor of Resistance that holds you and your writing hostage.
http://www.lumeneclipse.com/gallery/14/white/
Okay, I’m Hooked
Posted in reading on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I started the memoir “The Best Day, The Worst day” by Donald Hall on his life with Jane Kenyon and I can’t put it down. There is something about a poet writing prose. Moments are captured so simply yet intricately. Everything is observed with a keen eye and ear. The words and images are strung [...]
The Book Finds you
Posted in inspiration, reading on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m a big believer in the book finding you. Lately I’ve perused my own bookshelves and find myself drawn to certain books and they end up mirroring exactly what I am feeling or giving me a new perspective on it. Today I roamed through the poetry section at the bookstore and found myself drawn to [...]
