That’s clearly what some folks have. I ran into this a while back when I was doing some research. You’ve got to see it to believe it:
I rediscover the fluidity of time with every book I write. A few minutes of research turns into a lost hour. A day vanishes in a quick paragraph. Afternoons compress into moments that elapse so quickly that I forget my own name, much less that my children are waiting for a ride. It’s especially bad when I’m working on a historical novel. Making the switch between past and present does something to my brain Read the rest of this entry »
I’m finishing up Immortal Warrior, so today I’m going the easy route. Here’s a link for those of you married to or parent of a computer whiz. I’m both. Pity me.
RandsInRepose: The Nerd Handbook
See you soon.
Lisa
I’m struggling with the last chapter or so and needed a reminder of how magical words can be in the right hands. Read the rest of this entry »
From a site called MomLogic comes word of the following terrific cause:
“Alison Mansfield is a 12-year-old on a mission. Today through Dec.15, 2007, this Fort Wayne, Ind. tween is collecting heavy wool socks to send to soldiers in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
This is what happens when your husband gets sick and can’t pull transport duty: Read the rest of this entry »
I am an inveterate doodler. If I have a piece of paper in front of me, I doodle. I illuminate the first letter of sentences, fill in O’s, do perspective studies of boxes and houses, shade round things (cylinders, balls, cones), generally make my paper unreadable. My doodles (and my incredibly sloppy editing) were the bane of my English teachers for years–hard to read drafts with not a square inch left for comments. One of the advantages of writing on the computer is that I waste less time doodling. Can’t doodle on a computer, right?
Wrong.Turns out you can, in Adobe PhotoShop, and there is at least one website devoted to such doodling, apparently referred to as Art Doodles.
On the same site, a more general article on doodles can be found here Just what I need…
Lisa
Face it, sometimes things are just too hectic at home to concentrate, or you’re hauling kids to and from events, or you just want different scenery. I have spent a lot of time writing in pen, on my AlphaSmart, or now on my MacBook, in various locales and with varying success. Here are some of the more productive spots I’ve hit on:
