by mizwrite on February 3, 2010
Yippee! Our new book club list is in!
I always fear I’m not going to get to participate much in my book club, since I really need the time to write/ edit/ and get my own books published, but I’m quite addicted to our club and still try to keep up. (Or sometimes I just go to the meetings for the company of such engaging women.)
And even when I predict I won’t be able to go to many meetings, I still love getting the new list and opening it like a Christmas gift.
The way we do our list is that each of the nine “core members” (loosely defined as those who come all the time) selects one book, with a second or third as “backup.” We all enter our selections as “replies” on an e-vite list (so everyone else can read our choices). Members can also “second” someone else’s choice (I “seconded” The Help, for instance), which gives the book more “weight” in the selection process. [click to continue…]
by mizwrite on February 1, 2010
Busy writing weekend. (That’s a big hoo-rah you hear in the background. From me. For that.)
Also a big staring-at-the-scanner-feeling-slightly-confused weekend.
We got a new scanner sometime just before Christmas, and I’ve yet to master it. … Actually, I’ve yet to use it. I guess all the living of life got in the way,which tends to happen in a family of five around the holidays. So now that January is upon us (… er … just past us …), I figure I can spend an hour or so playing with it. But it wasn’t as straightforward as I expected. I guess I might actually have to get out the directions. I can only figure out how to scan to PDF, not to JPEG. But let me tell you, people, if I can scan to JPEG, you’re in big trouble. Because then all I’m going to do is start posting old pics like this:
Rene feeding baby Nate
And then I’m going to start getting all teary all the time and moaning about the passing of time, or the circle of live, or the way we were, or something that will translate directly to song lyrics.
Ah, JPEGs, you allude me for a reason. …
by mizwrite on January 29, 2010
What is this, you ask?
This, my friends, is my terrible shattering disappointment. I know it looks like a simple broken key ring, but let me explain:
This key ring is the one I got years ago at Weight Watchers when I lost a very cool amount of weight and was feeling a little cocky about myself. I was ordering new clothes, weighing myself every day, wearing crazy new hairstyles (…well, okay, not that last part. I never wear crazy hairstyles. I’m very boring about that.). But I was wearing new clothing styles! I even started wearing these cute little camisoles that I never wore before. [click to continue…]
by mizwrite on January 26, 2010
Is this the cutest bracelet you ever did see?
It’s made from actual recycled typewriter keys, each with a smooth silver backing. I got this particular one from JuNxtaposition. The woman who makes them there is named Jeanne, and she’s quite lovely — she e-mailed me to let me know the particular bracelet I wanted was no longer available, but she would be very accommodating about a new one. You can scroll through her site and order a very specific bracelet — seeing the exact letters, colors, or symbols you’ll receive. I ordered a couple of them at Christmas and was in a bit of a hurry to have them shipped, so I couldn’t custom-order, but that option is available, too.
I just think it’s a darling gift for any woman in your life who is a writer. Or who ever used a typewriter. Or who loves antiques. Or loves bracelets. Or all of the above. (That would be me!)
Now I’m going to go put on my favorite Christmas gift to myself. …
by mizwrite on January 26, 2010
Guess what? I’m starting another blog!
Yeah, I know — This blogging thing is getting out of hand. I’m blogging all over the place, and getting very little other writing done. And I’m trying to write two novels, and find an agent, a raise a family, and have an actual full-time job. …
But I really, really like it. And I just want one more. …
(Does that sound like addict talk?)
Anyway, the new blog is going to be a bit more professional — just me giving actual, usable advice. This Mizwrite blog, meanwhile, will be my “main blog” — where I come to chat, and whine, and ask you guys questions, and check in to see what you’re up to. It’s my first love, afterall. …
So I’ll let you guess what the other blog will be — any ideas? One hint: It’s what I was doing here.
