i forgot to mention that i started my chinese
brush painting classes in 2001. a very frustrated,
impatient why can’t i paint beautifully right NOW
right AWAY brush art student. =)
we visited san francisco on my 30th birthday
in august 2003, when i was around seven months pregnant
with sweet pea. fotos were taken, me with my
rotund belly, but i [...]
Category Archives: writing life
and the next six years
January 18, 2010 – 9:26 pm
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 [...]
29 again.
August 19, 2009 – 9:25 pm
*speaking of vanity cam shots! my hair looks
esp curly here!
actually 36 years old on the 29th this month.
the love and i are going to see a play (we haven’t
in *years*) and try out a new fancy restaurant to
celebrate my ox year! =D
my mom has come and gone (she can endure about
36 hours of the rabid [...]
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 [...]
this is the way the world ends
August 4, 2009 – 10:42 pm
*winter and me!
i hope to be done with the sequel this week.
i only have some final scenes to write. and i have
to say, writers always complain about how difficult
beginnings are. and they are. but for me, endings
are much more challenging. it’s the difference
between an initial impression and a lasting impression.
i think only the ending can [...]