Standing at the circulation desk, filing cards grown soft at the corners, I heard the phone ring. Eager for a change of pace, even if it meant I’d be doing someone’s research over the phone, I grabbed up the receiver. “Batesville Public Library, can I help you?” It was my dad. Calling from the hospital...
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Monthly Archives: November 2009It may not be clear from the words appearing on my post and all, but I am taking a little break from writing today. Not like breaking up, exactly, just taking a break. I’ll say it – I’m going through a selfish phase. It’s not you, it’s me. I need some time. Let’s still be... Hey, Y’all in Utah County! I have a little event in Orem tomorrow. I’ll be at the new Deseret Book (by Five Guys Burgers and Fries, just north of University Mall) from 1:00-3:00. I have good, good news to share with anyone who comes… I am losing my mind. Not in the slow, graceful way of the aging woman of character. Fast and loud. For instance: I do things, regular house-y things or different elsewhere things, only to check progress and find that I didn’t do them at all. Like? Oh, how about the laundry that should be dry... Hey, it’s a quote from Husband!* “Discover what each character needs.” Great writing advice, right? Even though he uses it for films, it’s the same sort of idea. And it can help get me out of a NaNo slump. Because my characters will always need something (a drink of water, a slap, to find the... In honor of the fact that this is my 250th post, I am absolutely not going to tell you 250 possibly interesting (or possibly not) things. I am not going to give away 250 random items I have sitting around my house. I am not going to spam 250 people and ask them to read... I’ve been writing a fight – not physical, and not even an argument. It’s a silent avoidance, and sometimes those can be the most painful. Someone is keeping a secret. Someone else makes (totally incorrect) assumptions. Everyone feels bad, bad. Are you a confronter? Or an avoider? What about the people in your house? Same... Husband flew home through the night. He’s been on a work trip to Hawaii. Before you get too disgusted, you should know that he didn’t even get in the water once. He worked his tail off (even though “work” has a little different connotation when you’re a filmmaker – he had to do some location... |