Despite my protestations that I'm an editor, not a writer, I find that the pull of NaNoWriMo is irresistible. It's Day 5 and my wordcount is north of 15K (which is WAY ahead of schedule....). I'm trying to pad earlier, while I'm excited and have time, knowing that later in the month, I'll be busy ... VIEW POST
Open for business
I've worn a lot of hats over the years, but my true love has always been books. My very first job was as a Page at the Bill Library in Ledyard, CT. I shelved books. I knew the Dewey Decimal System like the back of my hand. It may not sound very glamorous, but that job is still the one I claim as my ... VIEW POST
Blogspiration – {1} (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
One of the things that I see on a lot of the blogs I visit are the same memes over and over -- and some of the blogs seem to be nothing but memes. I'm not interested in doing tons of that sort of thing, but this is a meme that does speak to me, and I'd like to give it ia whirl. And yes, this is my ... VIEW POST
What I am actually doing this month
I'm almost not sure I can believe I'm going to say this out loud (type it out loud? uh...whatever...), but here goes nothing: I am writing a novel. It's Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month), which means that nearly 200,000 writers are attempting to write 50,000 words in the month of ... VIEW POST