Last night, while I was doing the dinner dishes, I was thinking through the answer an agent gave to my question. You can see it here. I am not in a place where I can fully explain my novel to agent yet. So, instead, I get to argue with myself. This is that argument. Scene: [...]
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In February of ’95, I was . . .ahem . . doing research on the Singles Bulletin Boards on America Online, when I read this: Single White Male Seeks Trouble Maker: You are a left-handed, smart, creative matriarch-in-training who is seeking adventure, God and may or may not have a nose ring. I am [...]
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My whole life I’ve attended Evangelical churches (except for a brief season in which I was a Methodist because I heard rumors that their Singles Department had potential husbands. That information was incorrect.) But in the course of my Evangelical influence, I often face an underlying message of condemnation. One, specifically, finds my lack of [...]
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I almost FWF slip by me. Again! Besides being International Talk Like A Pirate Day, it is also Homeschool Day at Plimouth Plantation. So, we are very excited at our house this morning. Since we are going to “time travel” to 1627 and go to visit Plimouth, but we’re also going to say “ARRRR” and [...]
Read the rest of Free Write Friday: What Would You Do In Another Time Period?
As I have mentioned, I’m re-reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron as kind of my writer’s quiet time. I’m going very slowly through the book, much slower than the author even intended. My purpose in this is not only to allow the truth of it to lay a foundation for my day, but also [...]
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I’m reading a book called The Silver Lining Playbook by Matthew Quick. It was just released two weeks ago and it was one of the featured books at this event. The premise is that the main character believes that the narrative of his life is really a movie made by God and so his suffering [...]
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I easily get tired of people telling me how busy they are. Especially when their busyness entails things like a trip to Bermuda or a shopping spree at Lord and Taylor or out getting the sailboat detailed. (Maybe this should be called The Bitter Blogger?) So keeping that in mind, I might not mention that [...]
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When I left off, it was the summer of 1994. I had just resigned my position as a disgruntled fourth grade teacher and I was pursuing my dream as a professional writer. This meant that I lived with my parents, ( I was hardly independent, at 26 years old) had few expenses and really no [...]
Read the rest of My Writing Journey: The Next Ten Minutes (Part 7, if you’re taking notes)
I forgot all about the free write yesterday. Never fear, dear readers! All is not lost! Today’s free write is about you. Set the timer and write as quickly as you can all the things that you are good at. All of your talents, abilities, strengths and gifts. When the timer dings, save this. [...]
Read the rest of Free Write Saturday: (Because I’m homeschooling now, and time slips away!)
This is what I am now reading in The Artist’s Way: “Most of the time when we are blocked in an area of our life, it is because we feel safer that way. We may not be happy, but least we know what we are — unhappy. Much fear of our own creativity is the [...]
Read the rest of Writer’s Block Theory #4: I Might Not Know What I’m Talking About
Katharine Grubb is a successful homeschooling mother of five, bread baker, reluctant dish washer and part-time novelist. If she can find time in her busy day to write, so can you!