by Margot | Dec 11, 2010 | the writing process
At my critique group this week, one of the members handed out the final pages of her novel for our opinion. This is worthy of a hooray. She wrote the beginning, the middle, and the end of a book. Praiseworthy–and actually sort of unique. I mean, how many people...
by Margot | Nov 30, 2010 | nanowrimo
by Margot | Nov 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.–Emily Dickinson
by Margot | Nov 26, 2010 | nanowrimo
It’s pretty quiet around this blog. I blame it on NaNoWriMo. By the way, I’m on 42,000 words. Five days to go. Here is a hilarious letter sent to NNWM participants, from Lemony Snicket. (author of The Series of Unfortunate Events) I got a huge giggle out...
by Margot | Nov 11, 2010 | The Sower
Yesterday I spoke to a school class about being an author. I’ve long dreamed of doing this. I loved it. The teacher gave me up to an hour, I hoped I could fill 30 minutes, and I ended up running out of time. The kids actually seemed to be enjoying...
