In memoriam of my first novel
Why hang on to the dozen plus rewrites of a story that had once consumed me and now lies dormant, taking only the space it occupies in the corner of the home office where I seldom go in the pursuit of creativity?
Finished, but not done
I crossed two finish lines this week…the four mile marker of the Denver Turkey Trot [and] 30,000 words in 30 days…though neither meant the end of anything.
Hear, their and ever we where
I hear their voices ever clearer when we go to where the coffee flows and music plays low and the rent is high, but it tastes good.
Halfway to the finish line
I thought about throwing in the towel, but the world I’d created in seven days would not quit spinning. The characters had a conflict they needed me to resolve.
30 Days Running — Getting Started
It takes me anywhere from just under 10 minutes to closing in on 11 minutes to complete one mile. Obviously I’m not in it for the competition – except for me against myself.
Setting records running
We laughed…after the first 5k we ran together…after she got to the finish line a good four minutes ahead of me and realized that running isn’t really hard to do. Hard. But not really.
10 takeaways from writers who made it
“Make it big and ugly and gross and you can go back and fix it later.” Veronica Roth on writing the first drafts of the “Divergent” series YA novels.
The Brain, the Heart and the Dreamer
The Heart: Look, I’m in, but she really needs you too.
The Brain: Can I think some more about it?
The Chai Don’t Lie
Sip the chai. Delicious. Taste life. It is also good. Look out onto this blue sky day. It is beautiful. Sip. Taste. Look.
