Category Archives: Create
NaNo–Day 16
41288 words. Wow. I can’t believe that I’m almost to the finish line, though now I realize this book is more likely a trilogy than a standalone novel. The second day of Winter Wheat sessions was also successful. I attended a session about rejection with Laura Maylene Walter. I’m inspired to attempt 250 submissions in …
Bookbinding Adventures
In preparation for my session at Winter Wheat, I finished some bookbinding projects I started. I made a noble stitch sidebound for a friend with the bird cover, attempted a new stitch pattern for the blue speckled cover, and sewed two more journals, one with the Coptic Stitch and the other with the French Link …
Journal 19
I finished my 19th journal. It was fun to play with the Coptic stitch for this notebook.
NaNo–Day 4
Word count is 11,790 words. I even did a doodle that is related to my novel.
Doodle a Day
Doodles 80 to 97.
Goals for 2014–October Update
Poems read: 946/365 Poems written: 412/365 Short stories read: 382/365 Short stories written: 21/52 Books read: 113/52 Submissions: 6/24 Videos made: 9/100 Sketches made: 301/365 Art pieces made: 50/52 Bookbinding–made 27 books this year In Progress: Sketching–Doodle a Day continues! Ink Drawings Charcoal–attended Drink & Draw at Art Supply Depo and practiced Markers Watercolor Digital …
Three Departments
My creative life can be divided into three sections: art, fiction, and poetry. I’ve been using a Moleskine Planner to help me keep track of which projects in each section I worked on for the day. And the facing pages are great for lists and brainstorming. I haven’t used a planner since I was in …
Letters to My Future Self
Practically every prompt book I’ve worked with had at least one prompt about writing a letter to your future or younger self. This book, “Letters to My Future Self” takes the prompt to the next level, providing envelopes with a prompt on the flap, a page to write the letter, and stamps to seal it. …
Doodle a Day
Doodles 56-79.
Goals for 2014–September Update
Poems read: 945/365 Poems written: 365/365 Short stories read: 367/365 Short stories written: 20/52 Books read: 94/52 Submissions: 6/24 Videos made: 9/100 Sketches made: 245/365 Art pieces made: 49/52 Bookbinding–made 27 books this year In Progress: Sketching Ink Drawings Charcoal Markers Watercolor Digital Photography Mail Art Knitting Cake Decorating Origami Cooking Finger Paint Need to …
Suzanna and Writing 