Ever since I left my school days behind me, happenstance has ruled my days. As a fairly normal human and stay-at-home mother of four, I observed a schedule of certain daily activities, but I also became a queen of procrastination. Then my household dwindled to my husband and myself. I ruled my days. As of… Continue reading Teaching an old dog …
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The problem with writing …
Are you a writer? Are you a reader? Do you divide your time equally between the two? When I started writing with the goal of publication, my reading time declined—particularly my fiction reading. And my non-fiction reading changed to consist almost exclusively of how-to write books. During my years of devouring novels, I often thought… Continue reading The problem with writing …
Sometimes, it feels like drowning
I love losing myself in writing, entering that otherworld, absorbed in transforming the thoughts, feelings, sights of my mind into words. Beautiful words. That dimension seems like a watery place to me. Yet, air-breather though I am, it feels natural to be in that muted place, suspended between the real and the imagined. It’s been… Continue reading Sometimes, it feels like drowning
The OMG I Forgot to Start Dinner Shepherd’s Pie
Has this ever happened to you? You opened your WIP, but soon your progress toward the day’s writing goal slowed. so you took a break and opened your email, read your messages, and replied to a few, or several. Then, afraid you were missing something important, you checked in on Twitter for a few minutes.… Continue reading The OMG I Forgot to Start Dinner Shepherd’s Pie
Linda Cassidy Lewis 