by Chris | Mar 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve now completed ten weeks, or 70 days, on my journey to write a novel draft. I had given myself 100 days to write it, but since I’ve managed to write without missing a day since I started the journey on Jan. 17, I should be on track to finish the job...
by Chris | Mar 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Before I met my partner I was never good at writing lists. When I lived alone I’d try to remember what I needed to buy at the supermarket, and if I forgot something, I’d just run to the supermarket and get it. I found myself eating the same things, week...
by Chris | Mar 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
“I don’t know if I ever mentioned this,” Gail Collins cheekily wrote in her New York Times op-ed column yesterday, “but Mitt Romney once drove to Canada with the family Irish setter on the roof of the car.” I’ve been reading Gail...
by Chris | Mar 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
For the past few weeks my writing day has started not with actually writing, but with my usual rounds on the Internet: checking my Facebook page (no new messages), checking out my Twitter feed (no new followers), checking out my Goodreads page (no new adds to my...
by Chris | Mar 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
A couple of weekends ago I attended the 2012 San Francisco Writer’s Conference, where among a crowd of talented writers I had the pleasure of meeting author, blogger, and Top 500 Amazon reviewer Eileen Granfors. An enthusiastic writer and reader with energy to...
