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Welp, we're about a week away from the due date for the edited manuscript. I will admit that I've been obsessively checking my email for...

I want to keep moving forward while the book is with the editor, but just getting a handle on everything is difficult. I thought to begin...

Friends who used to regularly ask me how the book is coming along have stopped doing that. I can't blame them and it's partly a relief....

OK, the e-ink is still wet, but I just finished going over the last piece. I have completed the revision. It was, as I broadly hinted in...

Welp. The edits are in. And…oof. I sort of did it to myself, having asked her to “give me everything.” I’ve since done some research and...

The truth is, I have no idea how long these things take. I heard from my editor just the other day, which saved me the obsessive email...

The manuscript is still with the editor. I have, for the most part, not been watching the clock, so I'm feeling very mature and proud of...

I just minutes ago sent the full manuscript of the book to my chosen editor, 280 pages or so. Feels momentous, but really it's just the...

Me, I love the blank slate. It can be overwhelming trying to figure out how to fill it, or wondering how it will be filled by other...

So, the slog continues. I am alllllmost done with the manuscript, but I feel like I've been saying that for a long time. The truth is,...

I am arguably avoiding writing on the book by coming over here to talk about how I'm avoiding writing on the book. It's been...slow...

We have been promised torrential rain, 5-10 inches in the Bay Area. We need it desperately, so it's technically good news, but they are...

Happy fall, if that's what's happening near you. We are finally having some brisk mornings in the Bay Area. Fall is my favorite. Give me...

Happy weekend to you and yours. I hope you're well and safe. I am looking forward to house guests this coming Thursday, can you imagine?...

Hello! It's been a minute so I thought I'd stop by real quick, although I'm not sure there is much to tell. I have been getting a lot...

Felt like I should check in....and also I'm stalling on settling in for a decent writing session. True to form, I give myself little...

Ha, so you had to know there would be some sort of follow-up here... Yesterday was workshop day, so I worked hard that morning on a new...

So, there's always a strong chance I'll revert to old habits. They say it takes 21 days to really set new behavior, but I guess I'll...

So there's a saying (attributed to Mark Twain but probably not his) that goes like this: If your job is to eat a frog, do it first thing...

The workshop went well, though there were a few people missing. I was feeling a little down from the previous session, and having...