Archive for the ‘Night Writer’ Category

First, let me say thank you to everyone who shared tips (including drinking, reading, scheduling and wailing) and/or commiserated with me on how I might find a new writing routine in my life. I also want to give a special thanks to the parents who commented — not because life is “better” or “worse” as [...]

I’ve been suffering lately from a beyond-blogging writing slump. I make progress for a week or two on “the book,” or jot down an idea for an essay or article to pitch, and then something happens — life happens — and my productivity and drive all go to pot. It’s like I’ve spent the day [...]

Hey, I used the idea from my I Will Beat Myself Silly with a Limp Lizard post and drafted a holiday “Spill” for the folks at ParentsConnect.com. They liked it! Better yet, they’ve PUBLISHED it: check it out!! Thank you. Now I must go kiss the vinyl dinosaur under my coffee table and toss little [...]

Friends, I know I’ve been a bad blogger these last few days; frankly, I’ve been overwhelmed with the more mundane aspects of life, and especially in dealing with Drama Girl’s sleep-deprived antics and meltdowns. She slept better the last few days, but continued to whine, sob, become non-communicative, and droop around like T-Rex’ T-Rex. (Remember him? He’s still on [...]

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Hi, I’m just in from Phoenix. It’s almost midnight Eastern time and I’m munching on french fries because the $5 airplane snack box didn’t quite cut it for dinner tonight. Well, I’m typing now; the fries are over there even though you can’t see where ‘there’ is. My trip was good. I had a fun [...]

This Blog: Cloudy with no sign of inspirational ideas breaking through The Novel that Seems Like It Will Never End: Partly sunny Okay, now I understand this whole blogging slump-thing. I used to think, “Hey, why hasn’t so and so blogged in the last 2 days? What gives? Where’s the consistency?” Now I see how [...]

I’m getting ready to go for a girls-only/no kids weekend in Ann Arbor, my old stomping ground. The city is hosting its annual Art Fair and I’m hoping not only to catch up with good friends, but to spoil myself with a piece of art or two. Or three. Maybe. Probably. I’ll also stock up [...]

Dear Published Author, Please accept my sincere apologies for mocking the time it took for you to write your story so that one day I could bring it home in my shopping bag. As a novice novelist, I admit I may have read your bio and thought, “five years to write this? what the hell [...]

Hi, everyone. Just back from a couple of crazy days and Chicago, where I was able to attend the services for my friend’s daughter. I was so glad I could be there. It was terribly sad but inspiring, especially to see the young friends who visited, and the crafts her schoolmates had made for the [...]