#vintagepost Marie Kondo is a consultant/writer/expert who has a method for tidying up “once and for all.” I have become convinced that I will never successfully find the best version of my novel The Big Idea until I become comfortable with letting things go. Read more: ko-fi.com/post/Vinta...
#vintagepost What novels have you loved that you see as both an artistic and structural success? What makes for a satisfying ending? What makes a book succeed for you? Read more: ko-fi.com/post/Vinta...
#vintagepost There is so much bad news. President Toupee is careening towards a constitutional crisis, but his supporters don’t care, and so neither does the Republican Congress, who all know upon which side their bread is buttered. Read more: ko-fi.com/post/Vinta...
#vintagepost I put my fingers on the keyboard, or my pen to the notebook, and the character not only reveals herself, but also points the way. I follow, trying to keep up with pen or fingers, and the plot unfolds. Read more: ko-fi.com/post/Vinta...
#vintagepost Things that have malingered on your to-do list are getting attended to, if not done. Things like this:
1. Swap your winter clothes for summer clothes.
2. Regret this the next day when it only gets up to 47 again.
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#vintagepost As I was waiting for the light to turn at the intersection of King Street and Damon Road, I felt someone in the car next to me trying to get my attention. I looked over. Read more: ko-fi.com/post/Vinta...
Spring was imminent (but taking its time) and I was so eager to see it all come together: ko-fi.com/post/Vinta...
#vintagepost #littleblue #writersstudio
#vintagepost A somewhat cranky post about the lateness of spring and the destruction of my yard due to construction and chaos. Also, what if we all staged a coup of LinkedIn and made it more fun and photo-y? Read more at ko-fi.com/seedlings
#vintagepost - Seven years ago, as Little Blue was being built, I reflected on my own writing frustrations and my dreams for Little Blue to be a creative haven for writers. Read the rest: ko-fi.com/seedlings
#vintagepost 7 years ago, during a dreary winter when my backyard was torn apart for electrical work, I went on an impulsive trip to London with my daughter. When I returned, my ambition and strength slowly did as well. Read the blog: ko-fi.com/seedlings
#vintagepost - "The guys put the windows and doors on the house this week…I always wanted to want to garden, but I do not. I want someone to garden for me." Read the rest: ko-fi.com/seedlings
#vintagepost - "…I am supposed to be writing songs. I have bits and pieces, and I just wrote out the music and chords and ideas into my songwriting notebook. I am hoping that if I set myself up, create the right circumstances for the muse to come, she will." Read: ko-fi.com/seedlings
"I should be writing a song. I know I should. Not because Katryna has a backlog of great ideas for me to play with. Not because it’s February, and I always write songs in February..." #vintagepost Read the rest: www.ko-fi.com/seedlings
"My agent had just sent me back my manuscript with a giant plan for revision. I had to take apart the entire manuscript, re-write huge swaths from different points of view, and rework the ending and frame. The first thing that came to mind was that..." #vintagepost read it: ko-fi.com/seedlings
#vintagepost - “I don’t really know why I am calling this “Day 16.” It’s not like I have written 16 posts in a row, or even 16 posts about Little Blue. Still. It’s comforting me somehow to call this “Day 16.” It makes me feel as though I have a project.” - read the rest at ko-fi.com/seedlings
#vintagepost - “There was a coyote barking last night. The sound is harrowing. Our neighbor saw it in the neighborhood a few days ago, and we are worried about our dog. It’s a gloomy, grey day, and the light that infused me“ ko-fi.com/post/Vintage...
“Why are you buying this gigantic house?” some friends asked. “You are a single woman.”
“I know,” I said. “But I think I am going to meet someone and have kids. We’ll fill it.”
I hope you’ll enjoy this vintage blog post, up at ko-fi.com/seedlings. #vintagepost #originstory
Vintage Post - It's time for Day 6: It Rains on Portobello Road. This is a flash back to the time when I was building Little Blue (Ok, I wasn't building it - the builders were - but you get the picture). But THIS post is about my time in London. Enjoy! #vintagepost: ko-fi.com/post/Day-6-I...
