I had a good day today.
I went over to AWP mid-morning and made it to a couple of panels. I toured the book fair. I got overwhelmed and went back uptown to my hotel and…
The hubby and I walked to a very late mid-afternoon lunch and then over to the Met. Where we [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 31, 2008
A good day
January 31, 2008
running on pacific time!
I was supposed to go to a few AWP sessions at 9am EST, but I just could NOT wake up. I slept 3 hours the night previous, and barely at all the plane, so I just crashed. The alarm went off. I winced. I hit snooze. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
As I [...]
January 30, 2008
Midtown walk
We’re in New York for AWP! In town a day early, we took many strolls around town–a brisk walk (trying to make it to the upper west side before sunset) through the park up to Zabar’s for snacks (to avoid raiding the mini-bar in the room), back to the hotel, then over to Hell’s [...]
January 30, 2008
the pile on the floor
I’ve got the contents of my suitcase piled on the floor of my bedroom. The clothes I want to take, neatly piled, to be rolled up tomorrow. (I don’t have NEARLY enough warm clothes–if I’m not going to be warm enough for New York, how am I going to be warm enough when I go [...]
January 28, 2008
Meditating
I’m weird. Not for any particular reason. Just weird.
Like the fact that I find sitting in an MRI machine comforting. Wrapped in a blanket, the clicking and grinding sounds muffled by earplugs, lying very very very still (trying hard NOT to sneeze, trying very hard to breathe even, deep breaths), with my eyes closed [...]
January 27, 2008
Oh man. It’s not so good.
Following the theme of finishing my novel, I went back and read what I’d written so far, before I got sick last year and had to set novel writing aside. Though I finally made my way back to short fiction, I was reluctant to delve back into my novel for quite some time. It’s [...]
January 26, 2008
Do I, did I–have a hole in my ear?
When I went through that last meme, I answered the question about piercings and tattoos quickly and easily. I have two piercings total. No tattoos. Duh. Yup. I have only two piercings, one in each of my ears. No need to peruse my body for more piercings or tattoos. [...]
January 26, 2008
travels
Sooo excited. Ahead of me are the following trips…
New York City, for AWP next week! (For pleasure)
Ann Arbor, Michigan in February (brrr! yay!) to visit a friend! (For pleasure of course)
London in March (for work)!
Vegas in March (for work)!
Half the trips are for business so I’ll be working my ass off and won’t have [...]
January 25, 2008
50 random questions
From a delicate balance…
1. Spell my name as it sounds: Jayd.
2. Am I a worrier? YES
3. What’s my favorite CD? Who listens to entire CDs these days? iTunes baby!
4. Favorite colour(s)? Blue. or Green.
5. Does my home have an attic? No.
6. Have I ever been to Canada? No. And [...]
January 24, 2008
goin’ to AWP
I’m going to AWP in Manhattan next week–soooo excited. My first AWP, and a trip to New York City in one!
I’ve already gotten advice to not go to more than TWO panels a day, else I’ll be overwhelmed. I’ve gotten advice to definitely go to the bookfair!
Any other pieces of advice? Are [...]
January 19, 2008
The Writing Meme
The Writing Meme from Charlotte at Charlotte’s Web
What’s the last thing you wrote?
A short short story, just this past Friday.
Was it any good?
Not sure. It’s in fermenting mode now. I have a lot of hope for it, though.
What’s the first thing you wrote that you still have?
The first short story I wrote got [...]
January 18, 2008
Discipline
Finish my novella, finish my novella, finish my novella, finish my novella, finish my novella.
Resume my novel, resume my novel, resume my novel, resume my novel, resume my novel. And maybe: finish a complete draft of my novel.
I’m going to write on Fridays and part of the weekends.
I’ve started reading my novel again. I [...]
