Color-coded revision for a messy mind
I’m not a plotter by nature. My writing process is messy. But when it comes time to revise, I want to be able to see a good chunk of the novel on my screen at one time. I want a…
Becoming a writer
Last week, after a silly exchange with a coworker that involved both of us trying and failing to dredge up basic French phrases from long ago school days, I spent my commute home thinking about eighth grade — the year…
March 2021
No contest highlight of the month: My husband and I got our first shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. The line stretched three and a half blocks when we arrived at the walk-in clinic, and the weather was cold and drizzly,…