And the kitties wonder: Why is this thing? |
Also having tea with a friend this afternoon and it's gorgeous outside today so maybe I'll get out and take some pictures! Me and photography is not a friendship I ever would have predicted. We bought Evan a good digital camera for his 11th birthday and it's transformed me. (Luckily he is happy to share). I was always the girl who either forgot the camera or walked around (Through Europe! And my honeymoon!) with it tucked safely away in the backpack. Now I'm the one who drags people along on photo walks. Many of my photos aren't very good.
OK, most of them.
(...are terrible).
But, if I take enough of them, I generally come up with a few that make me happy. These days I seem to be blogging more photos than book reviews. Crazy!
What I'm reading: In the early stages of research for a novel I'm contemplating, I brought several books home from the library yesterday and couldn't help diving into Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle, and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children," edited by Rachel Pepper. Oh, my gosh. The no-matter-what love that shines through each of these mother's stories is palpable, like a weighted bookmark, holding down every page. A powerful message for every parent. No--for every human being.
What I'm writing: Finishing up edits on novel #2 before submitting it. My writing group is amazing. After reading a chapter every two weeks, they're four chapters from the end and I'm really excited about the changes they're requesting in this version of the ending. (They never read the first ending--I had already scrapped it and started over before they got that far. Thank goodness! It was terrible.)
I also wrote one chapter of the novel that's going to be my next project. Evan read it and said it was good--a little weird, but a good start for a book. It's not intended for 12 year olds, so I guess I'll take "good but a little weird" as a compliment?
The Sunday Salon is on Facebook at Sunday Salon.
Personally, I find 12-year-olds to be very astute (at least the one I know :P ), so I'd definitely take that as a compliment! Heck, I'd take that as a compliment from anyone, for that matter. (Is this the one with Grayson?) I'm always a bit envious of anyone who has a talent for writing (and from reading your blog alone, I can tell you're one of those people), but I'm even more envious of the dedication of those who pursue the avenues that talent can lead them down, be they professional or simply personal.
ReplyDeleteTransitions of the Heart sounds wonderful--definitely heading right over to the library website to see if they have it.
And Ali, I'm glad you discovered you enjoy photography, because I sure love seeing your photos! :)
I've got a bookcase sitting in my bedroom that's been around for - I have no idea how long. It's missing all the screws and stuff. I just went out and bought some new screws and am going to see if I can assemble the thing. Yay! to shelves!
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What happened to the first novel?
ReplyDeleteI cut a major character and subplot from the first novel in order to condense it, because it was too long. I was in the middle of the major edits to make that happen, when I came up with the idea for the second novel. Now and then I go back to my bookmark in the document and work on it some more. It's going pretty well, if slowly. Haven't give up on it!
DeleteI thought maybe you got a publishing deal and didn't tell me... :-)
DeleteSeems the cats like the bookcase too:)
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