Things have been slightly crazy at work with a software deadline. But at least I'm finally feeling like myself after battling a cold. The only causality is that I'm a little behind on my writing. I'm still trying to get a chapter ready for my critique group this weekend as well as stay on track for the novel revision. This past weekend, I donated my living room and guest bedroom furniture to a single mother and her son. I was very glad to be able to help out someone in need. Now coming … [Read more...]
The Definition of Success
February 8, 2010 Read Comments
After struggling with a cold most of this past weekend, I didn't get a chance to do much of anything except lay in bed and float in and out of consciousness. But yesterday, I stumbled across a LA Times essay by writer Dani Shapiro, A Writing Career Becomes Harder to Scale She talks about how the landscape of writing has changed she since she started. Here's an excerpt of her observation: "But in the last several years, I've watched friends and colleagues suddenly find themselves … [Read more...]
Flashback Friday (2)
February 5, 2010 Read Comments
So I'm revisiting my high school past with another edition of Flashback Friday. This time it's a diary entry: Dear Diary: Hi! I just got finished taking my senior portraits! It doesn't seem like I'm a senior does it? I've been keeping a diary since fifth grade! I would like to update some things for you. I still have this thing going with stories from last year. I have finished one and I think it may be pretty good. That's what Tracy said when she read it. Mariel, Jennifer, Kathy and … [Read more...]
Receiving Critique Feedback
February 3, 2010 Read Comments
So this is the final part of my Critique Group blog series. In the first part, I talked about what makes a good critique group. Last week in the second part, I gave a few tips on how to give critique feedback. This week, I'm going to talk about how to receive critique feedback, which can sometimes be the hardest part. And I'm going to cheat just a little because just last week, I read an excellent post about receiving critique feedback by Jennifer R. Hubbard, author of the YA novel, The … [Read more...]
