A Decade's Worth of Thinking
To Write These Words Down…
- WEBSITE LAUNCH! December 31, 2021Bloggos! The time has come. I’ve been writing here on “To Write These Words Down…” for over a decade. That’s a very long time to call a particular corner of the internet home. Each year, I tend to greet the New Year by renovating the blog’s appearance — changing the headers and colors and images […]
- Snowpocalypse 2021 December 28, 2021It’s a snow day here. We’ve had somewhere between 6 to 8 inches of snow in the last 24 hours. It’s a rare sight in my neck of the woods — we’re more prone to ice than snow. This weatherly treat has made for a long weekend for the husband and cozy day spent reading […]
- Winter Break Things December 20, 2021It’s the first day of Winter Break! *rave dances to Christmas dubstep* The weekend was a busy one. My husband recently started a wedding and event design business with our mutual friend, and they had a GIANT event Friday. Like, 500 attendees. So, I helped clean up after the party and we were at the […]
- The Benefits of a Critique Group December 16, 2021I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned it at this point, but I recently joined/sort started a Science Fiction/Fantasy critique group. We had our second meeting tonight, and as the instigator of the group, I was one of two folks critiqued tonight. I sent the group the first ~10pgs of Tavi. I had a lot of feelings […]
- It’s Monday. December 14, 2021It’s the last week of school before Winter Break. It’s spirit week (Flannel Day today). And I have a migraine. It’s a day where I want to sit in the dim, binge a podcast in its entirety, and fill out my calendar for the next two months. No real work, just thinking about and organizing […]
- Brain is full. December 10, 2021It’s mostly writerly stuff, which is a nice change of pace. I’m scheduling writing time in my planner. I’m listening to writing podcasts on my evening walks with the doggo. The wheels are churning enough that I feel destracted from the day-to-day with all kinds of writerly excitement. So I’m just gonna dump it all […]
- How to Talk About Your Writing When You’re Anxious AF December 8, 2021No. Seriously. Does anyone know? You’d think after a decade of blogging about writing, taking creative writing classes, and talking with other writers at meetings and conferences I’d be a pro! But, uh… Nope. It is a struggle, every damn time. In virtual spaces it’s easier for me. On the blog, on twitter, tumblr, or […]
- Oh. Shit. It’s DECEMBER?! December 7, 2021Hey Bloggos, Sorry it’s been so quiet over here. This weekend was a blur of birthday celebrations and I felt like I barely had a moment to think — in all the best ways! We drove up to Seattle for a couple of days and saw our favorite podcasters (The McElroys) perform both MBMBAM and […]
- Reflection: Nanowrimo 2021 December 1, 2021Well. It’s the last day of Nanowrimo. I have five-ish hours to write about 1,200 words in order to reach my EXTREMELY modified goal. Originally the goal was the legit, old school Nanowrimo target: 50k. It became apparent very early on that I would not be making this goal. Given the past two years of […]
- Podcast Update! November 27, 2021After an unexpected hiatus (I’ll be honest, scheduling recording times and editing was too much for my limited bandwidth this fall), the show is back babeyyyyyy! We’re back, we’re vaxxed, and we’re coming to you from a single, very creaky dining room table. Huzzah! Also, a friendly reminder: this show is NOT family friendly. So […]