Today’s lesson: If you’re willing to dish it out, then you’d better be prepared to take it, eat it, and cheerfully ask for seconds, thirds, and fourths.
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I posted over at EMU’s Debuts again today – this time about first drafts, fear, and failure (it’s not as dire as it sounds). Here’s a snippet:
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When I look at my students, I see many things. I see them as children. As teenagers. As scholars. As dress-code violators, gum chewers, and pencil forgetters. I see them exhilarated and depressed, stressed and relieved. I see them blunder. … Read More >>
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My last “Five Reasons to Read It” was posted a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It’s been a wild and crazy year, and though I’ve read many books, I’ve had zero time to write about them.… Read More >>
“There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.” Read More >>
-Cyril Connolly
I encountered this grim quote on a writing blog, Writer Unboxed, where Meg Rosoff wrote a wonderful response to it. Nothing …
I have nearly reached the end of the line-editing process for GROUNDED. The school play is over, the school year is winding down, and my body is fatigued; I’m sick and gross, and have to knock out the rest of … Read More >>
The things that are happening:
I’m working on line edits. They are intense, and rigorous, and good. They’re due in two weeks.
The school play is next week. Conferences were tonight. The culminating honors presentation is in two weeks.
I … Read More >>
My latest post over on Emu’s Debuts is called Pantsing, Planning, and Whatever Works. Here’s a snippet:
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For the second time, I’ve missed my self-imposed “every two weeks” blog deadline, and I’m seriously annoyed. And can’t think of what to write. So I’ll get someone else to do it.
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Hi, this is Megan’s husband doing fill-in … Read More >>
