Sometimes we overshoot the mark, or underestimate our time and/or ability. I set a grandiose goal last year of reading 100 books! Ha! It was spurred on by excitement after reading a blog of another woman with that goal-only at the time I didn’t realize she was a writer of young adult fiction and was [...]
You can look at the phenomenon which is NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, in many ways. Over 100,000 people from all across the globe are writing a novel. At a suggested pace of 1667 words a day, we will cross the finish line at midnight on November 30 with… 50,000 words and the makings of [...]
I decided at the first of the year to try and read 100 books this year, I even publicly announced it and set up a page with my list of books. Well, realistically that ain’t happening. I’m nowhere near 100 books, actually I’ll be luck to read 50 books by the end of the year. [...]
Late Sunday night I joined the NaNoWriMo- National Novel Writing Month. That means I have pledged to write 50,000 words in the month of November! I’m joined by hundreds of thousands around the country and over 300 in my region of the state. But, you’re writing a memoir, you say? Well, yes.. but there is [...]
Writing from a personal place involves revealing dirty lingerie. Unmentionables. It’s pretty hard to write a memoir honestly without ruffling someone’s feathers. And, that’s uncomfortable. It may be the reason my story is gathering figurative cobwebs right now (it’s on a thumbdrive). So, here are a few things about me that people might not know, [...]
My progress in the book challenge is not going as smoothly as expected, I’m only on book #10. At this rate I won’t make my 100, and that’s fine. The challenge is more about motivated me to read more. The new book, The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr is a beautifully written memoir. I’ve had [...]
Suddenly I’m not sure the memoir is a good idea. And that’s a bad thought to have. I’ve written enough to feel some commitment and ownership of my story. In my late 40′s I got separated… and began dating. I was dating through Yahoo personals, Match.com, etc. I met some fascinating men, in all senses [...]
