Today, I wrote fiction for the first time in eight months. And now I’m writing here for the first time in…far longer. This fallow phase has been a necessary refresh, but now that the cycle tips back around I can admit to the bone-deep worry that maybe my writing wouldn’t come back this time. Writing […]
Tag: writer problems
He sleeps! (kinda)
I knew this kid would be trouble from the very first day in the hospital because he refused to sleep without at least a hand on him. It’s a small hospital. No nursery like you see on TV where visitors can look through a window at the babies all swaddled in their plastic tubs. He […]
Alliteration is Overrated
Who had the bright idea to make November National Novel Writing Month? I mean, four months out of the year have 30 days. So. Why November? No, this post will not explore the origins of NaNo. I just need to gripe. And, you know, reassure you that I’m still here. (Still figuring out how all […]
Tired
To all the people who insisted that I wouldn’t know what tired was until I had a child of my own: no; tiredness and exhaustion are still the same old beasts. The only difference is that now I can’t just sleep the morning away to make up for the lack of sleep. Actually, I think […]
Distractions
This week’s distractions: Signing up for a master class in acting, put on by a local professional theater company. Working on my Halloween costume, which requires sewing lessons with my grandmother. The program (tentative) for the World Fantasy Convention next month. This year’s focus is on epic fantasy, which is much more my flavor than […]
Refilling the Well
Oh, WordPress. It’s discouraging when you eat my drafts. The Husband keeps suggesting that I draft in another program. He’s smart like that. I have yet to take his advice. Oh, well. I intended to write a post about my trip to NYC. Because it was amazing. I was going to write about the amazing […]
Update (The Highlights)
Life since my last update: My youngest sister had her baby! She then got married Which happened just a few days after my uncle’s funeral And while I was besieged by The Plague, requiring that I communicate via whiteboard. I have not been writing much (which has a lot to do with the lack of […]
Procrastination! I mean edits!
Yes, that is what you think it is. I’m editing! And by “editing,” we all know I mean “procrastinating by blogging.” After three months in limbo, feeling like I have no words for any other story, I’m back to the Damned Novel. . . . Or will be as soon as I post this.
What’s New With Me
I’m writing again. Not much – a little every day – but it counts. I like the story spinning out of it, so far, and I like that the only expectation I am holding myself to is that I finish it. Eventually. I’m reading again! It’s been so long and I’ve missed it so much. […]
Waiting for the Plague
Con + show = waiting for the plague to hit. Con-plague. If you’ve been to a con, you probably have an understanding of what I mean. High energy, no sleep, unhealthy/not enough/strange food, and so many bodies crowded and crammed together. Cons are a petri dish of ick. (But I love them too much to […]
Melissa Burkart 