Posted in Everyday, On Writing on May 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Blog burnout and writer’s block seem to be in the air. I haven’t had much in me lately, either, so I will leave you this weekend with words that have challenged me this week…
So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much, but well (Philippians 1:9 […]
Posted in On Writing on May 5th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve been on hiatus from my weekly dedicated writing time since March. I was feeling empty of words, stressed about certain projects around here that were undone, and the two put together added up to using my weekly time sans kids on maintenance of household projects. Meanwhile, I left you in the good hands […]
Posted in Everyday, On Writing on Feb 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
So I’ve spent roughly the last month thinking about the New Year and its inevitable draw to set goals. I know these things are usually considered before the New Year so as to get a head start on accomplishing said goals, but we all know I’m not that kind of an overachiever.
Instead I’ve been lurking […]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Jan 11th, 2008 No Comments »
That’s the title of my latest post over at The Vox Pop Network. You should go read it. It’s right over here. I give you a taste:
A few months ago on an espresso high, I was reorganizing my bookshelves in the middle of the night when I came across good old Ozzie. Chambers, […]
Posted in On Writing on Jan 5th, 2008 2 Comments »
Last night I was out with a couple friends I haven’t seen for a long time, and one of them asked me how the writing was going. It was a good time to ask the question since I have been pondering that very thing for several weeks now, especially in preparation for setting goals for […]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Oct 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
My latest post is up at the Vox Pop Network. Titled Four Star Hospitality, it is about my recent dining experience at Salty’s on Alki, and how it inspired me to be friendlier. Here is an excerpt:
And when I say they smiled and greeted us, I’m not just referring to a pass-by smile on […]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Oct 8th, 2007 No Comments »
I cross-posted one of my recent essays over at A Wild Ride, you can check it out here. I posted it just as it was on This Pile, but I changed the title. Sometimes when I can’t think of a creative title, I just slap something down because I’m anxious to get a post […]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Oct 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
I ran into a woman at Fred Meyer a couple months ago. We were both dropping off our kids at the while-you-shop daycare, and I said something to her about how nice it is to be able to shop without distraction. We talked for a few minutes, and then she commented on how I looked […]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Sep 19th, 2007 No Comments »
My latest post is up at Mars Hill’s Vox Pop Network about stepping out of my comfort zone. Titled, Overcoming the fear that toilet paper may be hanging out of my skirt, here is an excerpt….
I once watched with curiosity as my friend stopped to talk to a homeless woman in my neighborhood and […]
Posted in Blog Stuff, On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Sep 18th, 2007 3 Comments »
Things are finally falling into place concerning my other writing gig (I just love saying that - writing ‘gig’), and I will hereby unveil it in this post.
In juuust a minute.
But first, a little context. By now you’ve probably figured out that despite the drinking and the swearing and the boob shots, I am […]
Posted in Picture Book, On Writing on Sep 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
The rhythm of discipline is producing the fruit of patience and tenacity. I earned every word I put together today, every paragraph and thought. I spent three hours on one essay, and was not discouraged or frustrated - I was pressing in to make it beautiful. I was creating, letting the inspiration […]
Posted in On Writing on Aug 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
For the last few weeks I’ve been spending a lot of time writing in the evenings. Aside from a couple blog posts I’ve made, I’m mostly working on drafts of other essays to clean them up for third parties. I thought this would be tedious and frustrating, but I’ve actually found it to be […]
Posted in On Writing on Aug 14th, 2007 No Comments »
I read another great essay by Scott Berkun on Creative Thinking Hacks. He makes the great point that most ideas are a combination of other ideas:
Every amazing creative thing you’ve ever seen, or idea you’ve ever heard can be broken down into smaller ideas that existed before. An automobile? An engine + wheels. A […]
Posted in On Writing on Aug 7th, 2007 No Comments »
I’m sitting in the wine bar editing some essays for a new writing gig I can’t talk about yet. It’s exciting, but maddeningly filled with red tape, so I am practicing a significant amount of patience. Humility, patience, and submission are not everybody’s favorite topics to discuss or experience, yet I seem to […]
Posted in Friendship, On Writing on Jul 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I was invited by my friend Julie to attend a writer’s workshop tonight on Bainbridge Island (put on by Field’s End), where I enjoyed a taste of small town quaintness. We packed into a little room in the library - where suspendered old men shuffled noisily about the room as they refilled their coffee […]