after my meeting at harpercollins on friday,
i definitely had post publisher moments of
amazement. i am still taken by surprise at
odd moments that i’m a published author.
on the one hand, it’s the everyday mundane
business of writing and revising, usually in
my pajamas at a messy dining table, loopy
writer inside her own loopy head. then you’re
in nyc meeting [...]
Category Archives: food
in which cindy can’t let go
September 27, 2009 – 7:08 pm
breaking the bad mojo
September 22, 2009 – 8:50 pm
i’m back from my stupendous tremendous
visit to nyc! i can’t imagine having had a
better trip–except for more time to spend
with my friends and explore the city. but
considering how long i was there, i had a
very full and lovely visit.
last week started badly. i found out i needed
to drive near two hours to the court up [...]
long weekend
September 7, 2009 – 9:43 pm
did you have a good long weekend?
mine was a mix of work and pleasure.
i met with two of my wonderful critique
group writing friends on saturday and they
were nothing but encouraging with my sequel,
as we discussed the issues i’m addressing in
this rewrite. i wrote for three hours.
on sunday, my friend vicky came down to
film some footage [...]
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August 31, 2009 – 12:34 pm
what a busy, full and wonderful birthday
i had yesterday! i started with a three hour
critique group meeting with my writing friends.
brainstormed with them about possible revisions
to the sequel.
in the evening, tried market in del mar for the
first time. very impressed by their food! the love
and i both did the four course tasting menu. their
portions are [...]
the bread bar lunch date
August 16, 2009 – 10:20 pm
you can tell how busy i am by the lack
of food and vanity cam fotos. ha! i’m busy!!
i’m basically done with the first draft of the sequel
but there’s a lot of revising i need to tackle.
my favorite part, yes! but percolating is always
required. i definitely prefer to see writing as some
mystical magical process than one [...]