Category Archives: Books

A list of Wednesday things

A quick update list: 1. Everyone at the AWP writer’s convention; have fun. 2. Trying to keep myself focused on writing. I don’t have a Twitter problem, or a tendency to listen to music to distract me. I’m just very … Continue reading

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A Case of the Mondays for 10 Feb 2014

Have been sick with a cold for a couple days. Nothing major, just the sniffles, which is still totally annoying. Have decided that alcohol has caused my sleep trouble. When I didn’t have cider or rum and Coke at night, … Continue reading

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Boredom and moral responsibility in writing

Steve’s been on holiday this week and yesterday we went to Beamish to get our usual year-round pass. We really love it out there, and going in the middle of the week was fun because it was quiet. (Sadly, the … Continue reading

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An abundance of writers

Listen up, maggots. You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. ~ Tyler Durden Today I saw a reTweet of something to the effect of, “Plenty of people want to write a book, but there are … Continue reading

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Teaching and books are the stuff I’m made of

Tuesday morning, and I woke up early, as usual, but this time it was 5:30 instead of 5, and I got out of bed at 6. (I woke up once at 4:30 as well.) I know it’s the lack of … Continue reading

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