Category Archives: writing
‘Proud of you’
I got a note from my second grade teacher yesterday. It’s funny how people emerge from the past like specters, and just a few sentences can transport you back to a different time. In my case, that would be 1992 … Continue reading
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The stories we have to tell — NaNoWriMo ’11
So here’s the thing. During National Novel Writing Month last year, I had this great idea for a story. I worked on it for a while, cobbling together pieces here and there, but I ultimately “lost” NaNoWriMo by not even … Continue reading
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I will be 10
I’m fortunate to live and work close to my grandparents, two of the most influential people in my life. Growing up, I went to an elementary school just blocks from their house and spent entire summers in my mother’s childhood … Continue reading
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On putting my business in the streets
When Facebook first began to spread across college campuses, I was a sophomore headed to the University of Maryland. In 2004, it seemed like an overnight (hostile) takeover — by the time I could process what something like “Facebook” was, … Continue reading
Etsy Find Fridays: Writerly inspiration
The first thing I can ever remember writing was a poem about rain. I was 6, in the first grade, and I’d just begun to make the connection that letters formed words . . . and words? Well, words formed … Continue reading
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Losing NaNoWriMo — but winning a solid start to a novel
The bad news: for the second consecutive year, I failed at NaNoWriMo. The good news: I actually love the book I’m writing. Okay — maybe not love. Love is a serious word. Love develops after putting in some serious hard … Continue reading
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