(with apologies to Boethius) Hello, friends. Tomorrow, I am having a "part boney impaction section" - that is, a wisdom tooth pulled. Yes, at my age! I know, I know: this is a very small thing. I am healthy, I have insurance that covers much of the cost, and I can spare the time - even if it doesn't feel like I can. Still, I am WORRIED about the whole thing. (I don't know how much worry is … [Read more...]
Writing incentives
Hello, friends! FINALLY, everyone's settled into school and I'm back in a writing rhythm (until children start to get sick, of course). I'm making good progress on my WIP (huzzah!) and I want to talk today about writing incentives - aka straight-up bribery. Let me start by saying it's an enormous and inarguable thrill to get paid for writing fiction. Being a writer involves a huge amount of … [Read more...]