Tag Archives: write
Journals 16 and 17
I’m proud to say that I made these two books. Journals 16 and 17 are complete!
Prompt
Use all of the following words in a poem or story. Ribbed, Remember, Dandelion, Serendipity, Elixir, Abnormal, Alone, Cookie, Cellar Door, and Microwave.
Novel a Month
NaNo is approaching. I’ve started reading “Sense and Sensibility” in preparation for NaNo this year. I have five other novels that are in various stages of completion. So for the month of August, I will focus on one novel and see how far I get with revisions and rewrites. Then at the end of the …
Lydia Netzer
It was wonderful to meet Lydia Netzer, a BGSU alumna, at the Toledo library. She said that publishing a novel is like handing the writer a box of matches–the writer can only fight so many edits. So save them for the important stuff. She works on five or six novels at a time, writing until …
Finn Family Moomintroll–Tove Jansson
I have an idea. What about going to the top of the mountain and making a pile of stones to show that we were the first to get there? Some people look better without hats. As everyone knows, if the first butterfly you see is yellow the summer will be a happy one. If it …
Comet in Moominland–Tove Jansson
I first discovered Tove Jansson’s work while researching Finnish authors. I didn’t realize when I started reading the Moomin comics and this book series that I would finally find my favorite books of all time. One of the questions I’ve always hated is “What is your favorite book(s)?” because I have a lot of favorites. …
Epistolarium–Doll Issue
Check out the doll I wrote on for my sister as part of the Doll Issue for Epistolarium.
It takes practice
Check this out. Great before and after pictures of what years of practice looks like.
The Short List
Trello has done wonders for me this year. But even then I have felt overwhelmed by the number of projects on my to-do list. So I combined my boards for a total of four: Writing, Short Stories, Artist’s Way, and Art Projects. And I started making goals for the week. Three to five small things …
Suzanna and Writing 