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THE DAY No words today, but that’s fine. I expected as much because I had reading to do, a cake to bake, and some bonus material to get ready for the upcoming YA Scavenger Hunt set to run March 29-April 3….
THE DAY Let’s start with the good news. This evening, The New Yorker came out with a really great piece about Oscar Underwood, an Alabama senator who was a Democratic candidate at a brokered convention back in 1924. There were a mind-boggling…
THE DAY Title says it all. So this will be short, but being ill does explain, a bit, why I was in such a black humor yesterday. Spent most of the night awake with a sore throat. Very tired this…
THE DAY I am in a black mood. Yeah, I wrote. Let’s get that out of the way. Worked on the SF outline most of the day, though it wasn’t my choice to do so; it’s the way the day…
Blame the husband. THE DAY So, in the course of gluing together a family member yesterday, that person also expressed disappointment over not being able to read the book I was working on. Which got me to thinking. It helps…
It really does. Everything is secondary. THE DAY Spent most of the day on the phone, gluing a family member back together. I even got taken on several walks: i.e., the relative went here and there, phone in hand, and…
THE DAY A very brief entry today, mainly because I’ve gotten sidetracked this evening taking care of doctorly stuff. But started a new outline today and it almost immediately went sideways (in a good, richer way, I think). The downside…
Sorta. THE DAY I don’t know what it is about losing that hour to daylight savings time (curse you, Ben Franklin), but I’m always discombobulated and behind the day after. Understanding the science behind that doesn’t make it better either….
THE DAY Pretty much spent traveling. I was tired after all the events yesterday but pumped, too, because the kids were so enthusiastic and a few have already gotten in touch. Still. Spent much of the night awake, though. I…
THE DAY So, as I said, I’m on the road and I spent the day at the Cavalcade of Authors 2016 talking to kids about various writerly things. Having not done this for awhile, I’ve forgotten how much fun connecting with…