What I’ve Been Doing Instead of Writing a Novel

Mentally flagellating myself for not writing said novel. Juggling every other task that always, without fail, crops up in November. NaNoWriMo could not come at a worse time. Every year, I get fired up about it, and then every year, November happens. Here is my November in a nutshell: Parent teacher conferences Holiday shopping for … Continue reading →

Without Fail

I signed up for NaNoWriMo this year. Actually, I didn’t need to sign up — I already have an account. See, I’ve failed NaNo at least twice before.  Also I’ve failed to finish at least three online writing classes. And I punted my senior college thesis and turned what should have been an art history … Continue reading →

I Confess

So, mom-blogging. It’s now a Thing. It seemed that years ago the scene was mostly women who had a unique perspective, something to teach: Hi, I have 12 kids, we homeschool, I knit with wool sheared from our own flock of sheep. (I am totally obsessed with those blogs, incidentally, but that’s a post for … Continue reading →