Inching my way through the climax of Plain Kate.  I've been avoiding it for some reason ... yr typical fear-of-finishing procrastination, I guess.  It's painful, though. I've done something like 100 words in three hours and am thinking of cutting the cat's hair again ( Read more... )

Scorecard: 1537 words today, making 50,175 words in total.   20,000 words in 20 days.  Unbelievable ( Read more... )

Trying to give the cat a haircut.  Because anything is better than writing.  

Rebecca fixed me ( Read more... )

Spent two hours this afternoon tackling the troublesome section (both girls napped at once!  It's a miracle!)  and now feel like a genius.  I must try to remember that I occasionally do feel good about this book.  That's part of the reason for keeping this journal.

I like this bit:

The rusalka swept toward her -- like sleep itself, the thing swept: ( Read more... )

Ah, y'all.  Vivi is big enough for big girl heart-break.

She went outside with me today to play ball, happy and bouncy.  Her friend Talia came running to her screen door, and Vivi went running up to see her.  But Talia wasn't allowed to come outside.

Vivi slunk over to our house and sat down morosely in front of the door.  When I went to her she ( Read more... )