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This is what a writing life looks like. Last night, I was up until 4:30 a.m., finishing what will probably be a next-to-final round of revisions to the Secret Project. The final round of revisions will probably take place as … Continue reading →

I’m sorry, I really will start posting longer, more serious posts again soon. I’m so tired this week that it’s difficult for me to focus on writing posts like those. And later this week I will have something to announce, … Continue reading →

I sat up late last night, watching a documentary on Christopher McCandless. I think it was a documentary called The Call of the Wild. There’s also a movie called Into the Wild, but I don’t think I want to see … Continue reading →

Confession: Objectively, I’m doing well.  Yesterday, at 3:00 a.m., I finished and submitted the revised first chapter of my dissertation.  That means all three chapters have been revised and submitted. This should allow me to plan for the fall, and … Continue reading →

I promised that I would tell you who murdered Amelia Price today, but it’s been a long day for me, and I’m very tired. I hope you won’t mind if I tell you tomorrow. I want to write about reading … Continue reading →

I smell like lilacs. The reason I smell like lilacs is that, as you may know, I’ve been trying out new perfumes. At first I thought the right one for me might be one of the classic perfumes, a Chanel … Continue reading →

What are reading protocols? When we think of the word protocol, we usually think of a set of behaviors: diplomats, for example, behave according to protocol. Protocols are the unwritten rules that govern how people behave. Reading protocols are the … Continue reading →