Author Archive: Suzanna Anderson Creates
Goals for 2013–January Update
Poems read: 115/365 Poems written: 46/365 Short stories read: 25/365 Short stories written: 1/24 Submissions: 0/12 Videos made: 2/100 Sketches made: 165/365 Art pieces made: 18/52 And I worked on my novel.
Trip to Detroit
I went to Detroit and came home with new fountain pen gear from PenzDetroiT. I also got some more Waterman ink, purple and green. I’m loving the different paper sizes. Then I went to Montblanc and Paradise Pen Company at Somerset Mall. I actually got to hold Montblancs and test different nibs. A Montblanc is in …
Finished Another Journal
Journal Eight is complete!
Cool Articles
Check out these articles about writing: Why George Saunders (or anyone else) can write whatever they damn well please What Happened to Experimental Writing? How Haiku Changed My Writing Life What Writing Program Critics Don’t Know What We Risk Losing in the Facebook Age
Charcoal is Pretty Awesome
I bought gray scale paper and white charcoal. Finished the sketchbook in one sitting.
Cooking Adventures
This week has been a cooking adventure. I made gumbo (a slightly different recipe than I normally use) and pralines on the same day. When I cut the green pepper, it was shaped like a miniature boat. For the very first time, I made stuffed flounder. I didn’t have to eat for the rest of …
Novel Progress
I am taking steps to finish the third draft of my April novel, aka Charlotte’s story. During my first work session at Seed Coworking, I wrote 12 entries and organized my recipes into sections. Awesome.
Art Supply Depo
I visited The Art Supply Depo in Toledo and purchased Noodler’s Ink Summer Tanager, charcoal, Flip-Sketch, and Pen Sketcher.
Playing with Charcoal
I used charcoal for the first time and made over 30 sketches. And I made a mess with an entire stick of charcoal.
Suzanna and Writing 