La Otra Mano
I came across this billboard beer advertisement a few weeks ago: “Mientras escribes tu destino, tienes la otra mano libre.” Loosely translated (very loosely) it means, “While you’re writing your destiny, you have another hand free.” (Forgetting, I suppose, that many people type these days and use both hands, but whatever.) I don’t think it’s … Read more
Writerly Rambles (Obsession Styles of the Poor & Obscure)
Now that I’ve tightened le manuscript (as in, deleted roughly 5,000 words simply from eliminating needless dialogue tags and instances where one character “looks,” “glances,” or “sees” another), and I’ve read it over and don’t know what the heck else to do with it, I’ve got to get another pair of eyes on it…again. For … Read more
The Lazies
I knew it would happen sooner or later. It always does. I’m working away, feeling fantastic and productive, feeling glorious, and then. BOOM. Attack of the Lazies. It manifests slowly, sneakily. One night I might rebelliously leave all the dirty dishes in the sink, without even rinsing them off. Then instead of doing something “good,” … Read more
Finish that Manuscript! (A Board Game)
All you need is a die, and some colored bits of cardboard you can pretend are laptops or notebooks. Click on it to enlarge the view. That’s all I have to say; I spent too long making this thing as it is. ETA: I’ll be off to the mountains this weekend with family, so radio … Read more
Short Update on le Manuscript
Because I’m obsessing about it in my diary so often, I may as well share some of that obsession here. What’s a little obsession between friends? (Update format adapted from Maggie’s blog.) What’s going well: Writing new scenes. It’s a breeze at this point because I know the characters so well, I don’t have to … Read more
