random musings
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I have tried to think of a post for today no less than three times, and each one turned into a horrible ramble of complaints and problems that probably no one is interested in reading, complaining about how I can’t seem to get anything done despite the fact that I’m getting loads of things done.…
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You know what would be really nice? If the world could just stop when we’re about to put a new book out, so that we can get everything done nice and neat and on schedule. Wouldn’t that be fantastic? Unfortunately, that’s not at all how the world works, and it’s going to be when you…
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I’m starting the think that the worst thing about being in the last stages before a new book come out is that you get tunnel vision, and all you really see in front of you is that book and its release. For that book, that’s a good thing. You need that tunnel vision to make…
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I don’t know if it’s just the incredible humid-hot weather we’ve been having (matched with my roommate’s reluctance to turn on the AC until it’s absolutely necessary) or what, but, lately, I’ve been suffering a crisis of distorted accomplishment. Toward the end of my work day, I start to feel like I’ve squandered everything away,…
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Now, this is a topic that I’ve always wanted to discuss, but it’s something that can make me so passionate that I fear I might get belligerent. Let’s talk, if we may, about the Strong Female Character, something that I feel very strongly about, as an independent, strong female character myself. The other day, Charles…