Author Archives: lucy

Finished this draft. Sending tomorrow morning maybe, then organizing the scraps. Or maybe the reverse. Do I want to do something momentous tonight or do I want to watch tv. I do have a beer.

I actually think I’m about to figure out something about the form of the book, too bad it takes so long to log into this stupid thing it really bothers me though I guess that’s the price of virtually simultaneous … Continue reading →

nailing any points

ok cut 1k words that have bothered me about letting a certain character get more space than she should. but it’s a hard day. so I read some gladman, listened to part of a lecture on the science of inner … Continue reading →

28th: two days off for family. Read a Joy Wms story that I pictured as part of this cluster of stories that make their “cycle” across writers: the farm + so much water so close to home + a father’s … Continue reading →

June 22– few hrs in morning, friends came thru town, it was going to be lunch but baby not feeling well, brought them food at urgent care, baby will be okay, they’re staying over so he can rest etc, couple … Continue reading →

June 20. Memory of Lu. was it yesterday or the day before I carried her upstairs to the studio so she could sleep on my chair while I worked like we used to do before stairs etc. Today onto 3. … Continue reading →

June 16 blocked in the info I needed to add to make crux decisions bare. it’s ugly but I am a little tired from last few days. tomorrow is two days off for go visit family. I should read that … Continue reading →

June 15: got up an hour earlier hoping to be able to work an hour longer but met myself halfway. Finished redrafting the hard section end of first chapter about Frank. Was able to take out some words. Not sure … Continue reading →

and again. June 11: back to NC. Listening to 1984 audiobook. June 12: rest. second season of handmaids tale a) hard to have competing simultaneous dystopias b) season 1 was a beautiful adaptation; season two becomes mediocre tv series. tragic … Continue reading →