ROW80 Sunday Check-in: I Am Not Awesome
First, the business of checking in. Like the past two weeks, I’ve written 4 out of 7 days. My goal three weeks ago was to write 5 of 7 days … Continue reading ROW80 Sunday Check-in: I Am Not Awesome
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Mid-Week Check-In: Lectio Divina
The chapter I’m working on in The Pen and the Bell this week is about lectio divina, or the practice of divine reading. Coincidentally, the first time I read this chapter, … Continue reading Mid-Week Check-In: Lectio Divina
Sunday Check-In: Excuses and Qualified Progress
This week, I think I made some progress in thinking realistically about my ROW80 goals. I wrote for 4 nights this week. My goal is 5 nights of 7, so … Continue reading Sunday Check-In: Excuses and Qualified Progress
Wednesday Check-In: Between Writing Sessions
ROW80 Week 2. Goal: Write 5 days out of 7 using the writing and contemplation prompts from a chapter of The Pen and the Bell by Brenda Miller and Holly … Continue reading Wednesday Check-In: Between Writing Sessions
ROW80 Sunday Check-In: Process Not Product
A goal is something to strive for. Theoretically, there is as much—or perhaps even more—value is in the striving as there is in reaching the goal. So in that sense, … Continue reading ROW80 Sunday Check-In: Process Not Product
Routines, Writing Phobia, and a Couple of Metaphors
Hooray! I’ve made it to the ROW80 Wednesday check-in and I’ve met my challenge for both of the two days since I announced my goals! I’ve also been reminded of … Continue reading Routines, Writing Phobia, and a Couple of Metaphors
Page Fright
Tomorrow I begin my very first ROW80 writing challenge. I am terrified. I’m not “horror film, hysterical screaming” terrified. I’m “trying to find a logical reason not to do the … Continue reading Page Fright
Course Correction: The Little Audacious Plan
I was going to start a Big, Hairy, Audacious Plan on October 1st. It was going to be awesome. It was going to last more than a year and by … Continue reading Course Correction: The Little Audacious Plan
The Existential Importance of Blog Stats: A Response to a Response
Zoie at TouchstoneZ blogged about me (or rather, about my blog) the other day. I was, as always, tickled. She always delights me with her eloquent optimism about online connections and … Continue reading The Existential Importance of Blog Stats: A Response to a Response
Power of the Pen
NaNoWriMo Day 4 Word Count: 6,907 When the power was still out on November 1st, I was a little nervous that I’d get behind on NaNoWriMo. I’m not sure how … Continue reading Power of the Pen
Silence! Writer at Work!
NaNoWriMo Day 3 Word Count: 5,130 Some people like to write with music on. Some people, I’m told, even need music to write. I am not one of these people. … Continue reading Silence! Writer at Work!
Choosing the Half-Full Glass
I wrote a fairly negative review of Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet a few weeks ago. I liked it okay, but in my review I … Continue reading Choosing the Half-Full Glass
Imperfect Happiness 