THEN (February 25, 2008): It took returning to my hometown (Los Angeles), and escaping a creatively draining profession, to realize I wanted to write. No, not a screenplay like everyone else at the Coffee Bean in Los Feliz, but a novel.
Here’s the plan: I’m going to blog while I write my first novel. It’s already a work in progress. Actually, it’s been a WIP for some time now. But I’ve finally come to the point where I want to get it done. My procrastination is finally annoying me (as well as everyone else). I want to finally get it all out and have something to do something with…whether that be publishing it or just using it as a doorstop. So, here I go.
…and…
NOW (October 20, 2008): I started this blog in February 2008 to track the writing of my first novel. As of September 20, 2008, it has become a chronicle of the days following my mother’s unexpected death. I am still trying to write that first novel. I’m just not sure if the draft I have is the draft I want or can continue with. My head is in a different place now. I’m grieving & trying to figure out where this new me figures into my writing. So as I find my way, I plan to blog both processes–the writing & the grieving.
A little more about me…
- Favorite Books: “I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere” & “Someone I Loved” by Anna Gavalda; “Possession” by A.S. Byatt; “A Room with a View” by E.M. Forster; “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras; “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson; anything by David Sedaris
- Favorite Music: Imogen Heap, Portishead, Interpol, Damien Rice, Radiohead, Bloc Party, Depeche Mode, Blonde Redhead, The Frames, Tori Amos, Josh Groban, Iron & Wine, Joni Mitchell, Sigur Rós, Mandalay, Nick Drake, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Silversun Pickups, The Shins, Tresspasser’s William
- Favorite Movies: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, A Fond Kiss, Broken English, Once, L’Auberge Espagnole, Sliding Doors, Munich, The Lives of Others, Casino Royale, Sunshine Cleaning
December 17, 2008 at 11:57 pm
I’m so sorry about your mother. I don’t know what else to say, I just felt that I had to say something. Good luck on life. God bless you.
January 6, 2009 at 6:55 pm
hey you writing…
just saw your lovely words about Style Statement. Thanks so much.
with Love,
Danielle
(author of aforementioned great book)
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